
Author: Carlie Walker
Published by: Berkley on Mar. 18, 2025
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Source: Berkley Publishing
Book Rating: 8.5/10
Two exes. One mission. A trip she’ll never forget…
Max is just your average girl. She works odd jobs, has a soul-crushing amount of debt and just happens to have an uncanny resemblance to Europe’s youngest female prime minister, Sofia Christensen . . .
So when the prime minister receives a credible death threat, the CIA approaches Max with a a life-changing amount of money if she pretends to be Sofia on the prime minister’s annual Italian trip.
It would be a dream if it weren’t for those pesky assassins and Flynn, Max’s ridiculously hot handler – the man who broke her heart years and years ago.
With her life now on the line, Max knows she has no choice but to lose herself in the role. But losing her heart to Flynn again? Now that’s a risk that she isn’t willing to take . . .
Review:
Lighthearted, captivating, and fun!
Code Word Romance is a sweet, amusing, action-packed tale that takes you into the life of Max, a debt-ridden young woman who finds herself inadvertently hired by the CIA to be a body double for a European prime minister with the unfortunate consequences of not only putting her life in danger but being in close contact and protected by the one man who left her heart shattered into pieces eight years ago.
The writing is warm and playful. The characters are feisty, impulsive, and amusing. And the plot is an adventure-filled tale of temptation, mystique, chemistry, attraction, witty banter, humorous mishaps, danger, and romance.
Overall, Code Word Romance is a charming, humorous, entertaining read by Walker that is the first novel I’ve read by this author, but certainly won’t be my last.
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Thank you to Berkley Romance for this free copy in exchange for an honest review.