Since he was a kid, Aidan O’Donnell has known two things about the world. Tristan is his best friend, and Carys is the love of his life. Sharing her with Tristan was oddly easy. They both loved her deeply, and they never cared what anyone else thought. They were a team and everything was wonderful. Until the day it ended.
Carys Taggart has spent the last year and a half of her life living a lie. A lie Tristan forced on them all. She understands that it was meant to protect her and Aidan, but lately when Tristan says he doesn’t love her, it feels more like the truth. The wedding she’s dreamed of has been put off far longer than he promised. When he asks her and Aidan for another delay, she’s ready to move on without him.
Tristan Dean-Miles has a good plan and the best of intentions. Go undercover as a ruthless arms dealer so he can find a deadly bombmaker at the top of the agency’s wanted list. It might be taking longer than expected, but he’s so close he can taste it. Unfortunately, getting this close meant getting in way too deep. He knows he will succeed, but if he can’t convince the love of his life and his best friend that he’s worth the wait, his victory will cost him everything.
Review:
FINALLY we get Aidan, Tristan, and Carys’s book! We’ve been teased with their story for every book in this series so far (sorry, Daisy, your book *was* a novella–iykyk ;)). Having us absolutely gagging to find out what was going on with Tristan and his (former?) partners was clearly Ms Blake’s plan, and OMG, did it work!
And–no spoilers–they do (mostly) resolve their relationship issues here, though it felt pretty touch-and-go there for a while. And–GAH–once again, the drama and suspense is once again ratcheted up by the end of the book…how soon is the next one coming out, again?
Sweet Little Spies is not only a part of the Masters & Mercenaries: New Recruits series, but it also incorporates characters from the original series (and its many spin-off/crossover series), so it’s not at all a standalone story. There is a set of family trees at the beginning of the book, which is helpful but not enough for a new reader to be able to figure out who is who and what past event are they talking about here, again? when you’re in the thick of the book.
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.