Malcolm Armstrong used to work for the British Museum before his name got tainted. He alluded to an artifact being fake only to find himself out of a job, his name shattered and also sans boyfriend - Gerard Thorburn who also works for the British Museum and in fact has donated a lot of artifacts from his personal collection. Gerard found it very easy to move on from Mal but now he needs him and he has no problem calling him back to retrieve a stolen artifact that was suppose to be donated to the Museum and later on be moved to it's country of origin.
Mal isn't thrilled by Gerard offer, but after speaking to the guy who up until recently have owned the artifact - Specter - believes it could be genuine. What he isn't sure about is the guy with the gun - Alex Tucker, an american working for a private security company who is hired to be the muscle of the operation (him being there just to verify the item's authenticity).
Alex is intrigued by Mal right from the start, he isn't who his ex think him to be and though he couldn't be more different than Alex, they get a long great and yeah, there's attraction there as well, even if both are reluctant to act upon their feelings. First Alex doesn't do clients or people he works with, it's not professional.. Mal isn't sure what he wants considering Alex is the kind of guy to disappear without a trace. They only have about a week together so starting something feels almost pointless. But something is happening between them even without any specific touch and at a certain point touch becomes inevitable.
After quite a ride to a few countries, they manage to get the Specter. The thief was more than they thought she'll be and frankly I was a bit disappointed with our former Green Beret and how he DIDN'T hold himself against said thief. Though she clearly was more than she appeared, even at second and third glance. I was a bit puzzled at how things were concluded with her. I'm not sure what I thought about it honestly. Though there is more resolve to be had once these two are back in London to return the Specter to Gerard. Spending time with Alex, and almost getting killed a few times, makes him realize standing up to his ideals is far more important that his job. But it's not just his word that makes the difference in the end, but nevertheless justice is made at last.
This book almost felt like the first book in the series, setting up for more adventures of artifact finding or maybe a story about Alex's boss and his ex living in London. But I have a feeling it's not going to actually happen (or if it will it's going to take a LONG time). It felt like a whole story and I feel like Mal and Alex did get their HEA but I wish there was a bit MORE to them or/and to the way things got resolved. This one was too short for it's own good.
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Rating:
★★★½ |
E-Book
Edition |
195
pages
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Read on:
8-12 October 2019
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