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The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold

An Action Packed, Hilarious Rivals-to-Lovers Rom Com

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‘Ally Carter is a rom-com genius!’ – Sarah Adams, author of Practice Makes Perfect

‘A thrilling second-chance love story full of twists and turns’ – The Daily Express

Ten years ago, they joined the CIA.
Six years ago, he left the game.
Five years ago, they fell in love.
One year ago, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever coming back.
And two minutes ago, they woke up, bloody and bruised and handcuffed together in the dark . . .

They don’t know where they are. They don’t know how they got there. And they have absolutely no idea who is after them or what this nameless, faceless villain wants. The only thing that’s clear is that, after ten years of covers and chemistry, secrets and lies, these two rival spies have been sucked into their greatest mission yet – and now they’re going to have to team up to stay alive. If they don’t kill each other first . . .

The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold is an action-packed, second-chance rom-com about two rival spies who must join forces in order to stay alive, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Blonde Identity, Ally Carter.

Praise for Ally Carter:

‘Delightful, hilarious, unputdownable’ – Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

‘Brilliant banter, clever humour, and so many swoon-worthy scenes’ – Stephanie Garber, author of the Caraval series

‘A thrilling and amusing romance . . . and a twisty, page-turning story. Readers will be on the edge of their seats’ – Library Journal, starred review

‘Snappy dialogue, slow-burning romantic tension, and some exciting twists’ – Publishers Weekly

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Critic reviews

No one writes an action rom-com quite like Ally Carter (Erin Sterling, bestselling author of The Ex Hex)
Ally Carter is a rom-com genius! (Sarah Adams , author of Practice Makes Perfect)
Carter’s follow-up to The Blonde Identity is a thrilling and amusing romance featuring finely drawn characters and a twisty, page-turning story. Readers will be on the edge of their seats, unable to put this book down until they discover what happens to Alex and Michael, in spydom and in love
With snappy dialogue, slow-burning romantic tension, and some exciting twists, this makes for an entertaining diversion
A thrilling second-chance love story full of twists and turns
Delightful, hilarious, unputdownable (Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis on The Blonde Identity)
All stars
Most relevant
I was really excited when I saw this was coming out as I really enjoyed the Blonde Identity, which features some of the same characters.
This doesn’t compare well. Where you’d expect some tension and maybe some banter between the two main characters there’s none. It started ok but then they just seem to spend almost the entire book being morose and reflecting on how emotionally damaged and unworthy they are. The book just feels moody without any joyful bits, even parts where it seems the characters should be happy they’re still flat.
SLIGHT SPOILER - You really notice how depressing the characters are when others turn up from the Blonde Identity. Suddenly there’s some fizz and a bit of fun. So if you want a fun spy thriller with tension and romance listen to that rather than this.

Bit disappointing - listen to Blonde Identity instead

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