Slightly Shady
- 343 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Amanda Quick's bestselling trademark combines suspense and passion in historical tales filled with wit and intrigue. In her latest novel, an enterprising woman teams up with a mysterious spy, leading to a mix of treachery and temptation. Lavinia Lake, running her antiquities shop in Rome, immediately senses trouble when the enigmatic Tobias March enters her life, claiming to be pursuing a killer and trying to protect her. Despite his assurances, Lavinia believes he is out to ruin her. When Tobias hustles her and her niece back to England, she vows to repay him one day. However, their next encounter unfolds under shocking circumstances, revealing Tobias as both deadly and compelling. As a private investigator, Tobias is on a mission to take down a powerful villain aiming to control a vast criminal organization. His search leads to dead ends and bodies, but things take a turn when he finds himself entangled with Lavinia, a woman with a slightly shady past. Their partnership, born out of necessity, ignites heated disputes that spark a sizzling desire. As they dig deeper into the web of deceit and danger, neither realizes that their quest for truth could lead to their own demise.