Title: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship
Series: A Spy vs. Spook Novella, Prequel to Houseboat on the Nile
Author: Tinnean
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novella (78 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 15th 2013)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥3Hearts
Blurb: It’s 1996, and Mark Vincent, senior special agent of the Washington Bureau of Intelligence and Security, has been assigned the task of assassinating the head of a terrorist organization in Europe. When the mission goes south and he’s ordered to take a vacation, he reluctantly goes to Paris, where, in a little bar called Le Petit Home, he sees a man who intrigues him. However, like ships passing in the night, they go their separate ways, only to meet again the following morning, and over breakfast, the man introduces himself as Louis.
Is it too much of a coincidence? Perhaps, perhaps not, but Mark is intrigued and, unable to resist, he gives his name as Rick. A comment of Louis’s leads Mark to assume Louis hustles for a living, so Mark decides to “rent” him for the week. Unbeknownst to Mark, Louis has his own reasons for going along with the charade, which leads to… the start of a beautiful friendship.
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4262
Reviewer: Tams
Review: Short and Sexy, I got two of my favorite colors with this odd little novella.
Mark Vincent (Rick) is a secret agent called to Paris on his latest assignment. In the aftermath of an assignment gone bad, and losing a friend, he’s also dealing with the illness of a father figure back home. Taking a night off he spots a man at the bar that interests him in a way no one has in a while. The man leaves with someone else, but as fate would have it, Rick stumbles across him again the next day.
Louis has come across to Rick as a ‘rent boy’ and the two enter into an agreement for the evening. An evening that turns into a week spent making love, ordering room service and taking romantic strolls through the streets of Paris. As their journey comes to an end, Rick discovers that Louis is not the man he initially thought him to be.
I was a little lost at the start of the story, trying to keep the various agents separated. But once the story started to focus on just Mark/Rick and Louis, I was beyond engrossed. And then once that little twist presented itself at the end I was ecstatic! If you’re looking for something short, sexy, and fun then give this one a whirl!