Overview
""I think about mistletoe and the dimples on his lower back and - oh yes-how I've seduced him for the government"" 'Nick is hot, and cute and a serious book boyfriend material' 5* Reader Review With enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating and undercover agents, The Takedown is a sweet and spicy romcom that is Miss Congeniality meets Mr and Mrs Smith. Perfect for fans of B.K. Borison and Emily Henry. _____________________________ He wants to take her out. She wants to take him down... Sydney's mission is simple: 1. Stop her little sister from marrying a notorious criminal 2. Seduce his bodyguard to gather intel for the FBI 3. Definitely do not fall in love... Undercover agent Sydney is going home for Christmas. She's just discovered that her younger sister, Calla, is engaged to Johnny Jones - the heir to the nation's most notorious crime dynasty - and she's determined to stop their perfect winter wedding at any cost. But gathering incriminating evidence on Johnny isn't as easy as she thought, especially as her biggest obstacle is Nick, his infuriatingly handsome and charming bodyguard! The more time Sydney spends with Nick lines begin to blur. Seducing him to gather evidence was bad enough. But falling for him? Now that's even worse. Soon Sydney is faced with a difficult decision: one that certainly wasn't covered in her training . . . Tropes: Small town One bed trope Spicy Enemies-to-lovers _____________________________ 'Fun, flirty, and fabulous!' Laura Jane Williams 'WAY TO GO CARLIE. GIVE ME MORE PLS' 5* Reader Review 'A hilarious, smart and swoony joy of a romcom' Cressida McLaughlin 'Enemies to lovers? Check. Check. Sexy spies? Check!' 5* Reader Review 'A masterclass in how to create sizzling chemistry. Five stars!' Lorraine Brown
Full Product Details
Author: Carlie Walker
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Imprint: Orion
Dimensions:
Width: 12.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.248kg
ISBN: 9781398718173
ISBN 10: 1398718173
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 03 October 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Sizzling with romantic tension, THE TAKEDOWN effortlessly blends romance, action, and shifting sibling dynamics into one firecracker of a story-you won't want to put this one down! * Kayla Olson, author of THE REUNION * Steamy, swoony and laugh-out-loud funny, The Takedown is part-Finlay-Donovan, part-Emily-Henry-rom-com-and 100 percent perfect. The clever dialogue! The hot bodyguard! The twists I didn't see coming! I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, and can't wait to see what Carlie Walker writes next * Colleen Oakley, author of THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF TANNER & LOUISE * Sizzling with romantic tension, THE TAKEDOWN effortlessly blends romance, action, and shifting sibling dynamics into one firecracker of a story-you won't want to put this one down! * Kayla Olson, author of THE REUNION *
Sizzling with romantic tension, THE TAKEDOWN effortlessly blends romance, action, and shifting sibling dynamics into one firecracker of a story-you won't want to put this one down! * Kayla Olson, author of THE REUNION *
Author Information
Carlie Walker is the bestselling author of eight books for children and young adults. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she first majored in Peace, War and Defense, a feeder program for intelligence services before realizing that she is way too anxious to be a spy. The Takedown is her first book for adults.
