Top Flight Books in Order

Top Flight is a contemporary, multi-author romance series centered on pilots whose work takes them to a new country every six months. That constant movement makes relationships hard to build and harder to keep. The people in the series may be skilled in the air, but their lives on the ground are often unsettled.

Mindy Burbidge Strunk contributes two stories to the shared setting, Bear and Mustang. Both focus on people connected to Top Flight and both use the demanding rhythm of aviation work as more than a backdrop. Training, travel, professional expectations, and the need to rely on a partner all shape the relationships.

These romances trade ballrooms for flight schedules.

In Bear, former Marine Ridley Westoff wants stability for himself and his young daughter, even though his work keeps his life in motion. Adelene Laurent, known as Adi, has been left in a difficult financial position after trusting the wrong person. When she takes a job as Ridley's daughter's nanny, attraction to her new boss is the last complication either of them needs. The story turns on family responsibility, a hidden secret, and the question of whether two guarded people can risk a future together.

Mustang follows Manda Partridge, a Top Flight instructor who has spent years pushing back against assumptions that she needs to be protected. Anders Jorgensson makes an awful first impression when he accidentally tackles her during a game, only to discover she is his new instructor. Their clashes follow them into work, then become more serious when they are stranded abroad and have no choice but to rely on one another.

The shared series setup means other pilots and their stories are part of the larger world, but Strunk's books can be read on their own. Readers looking for sweet contemporary romance with workplace friction, travel, military-adjacent backgrounds, and capable leads will find a change of pace from her historical novels.

Start with Bear for the single-parent and nanny romance. Continue with Mustang for a more openly combative instructor-and-trainee pairing. Both stories keep the emotional focus close, even when their characters are far from home.