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Code of Honor: A Fun and Flirty Romantic Suspense (Cipher Security Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Smartypants Romance (Author), April White (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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** Holt Medallion Finalist – Novel with Strong Romantic Elements **

A painting, a panic room, a thief, and her lover… whose job is to catch her.

There are three things you need to know about Anna.
1) She’s a bounty hunter with adrenaline junkie habits,
2) She’s the “awkward” twin, and
3) She’s a thief – kind of.

Darius designs security systems for Cipher Security, and the strange and remarkable woman he met the night the painting was stolen is as intriguing a mystery as his hunt for the thief is.

But the lady has no filter, and she knows she can’t lie to the man who looks like a Disney Prince and kisses like fairytales are true, so she runs from the one person who may actually see her as the heroine of her own story.

Code of Honor is book #2 in the Cipher Security series. It is a full-length romantic suspense novel, and can be read as a standalone.

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"A beautifully unconventional heroine, perfectly paced adventure, and heart-warming romance. I never wanted it to end."

-- "Hope Ellis, author of Been There Done That"

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Los Angeles-based actor Stephanie Wyles has been narrating erotica for the last four years. She has recorded erotica in many uncomfortable places, including an apartment full of eavesdropping roommates and her grandmother's house.

April White has been a film producer, private investigator, bouncer, teacher, and screenwriter. She has climbed in the Himalayas, survived a shipwreck, and lived on a gold mine in the Yukon. She and her husband share their home in Southern California with two extraordinary boys and a lifetime collection of books.

Neil Shah is an Audie Award-nominated narrator and AudioFile Earphones Award winner who has recorded over one hundred audiobooks. A classically trained actor with an MFA from the Old Globe/University of San Diego program, Neil has appeared off-Broadway and on regional stages, as well as in film and television.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B081Y6BL5N
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Smartypants Romance (24 March 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 770 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1949202410

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In 2017, several authors expressed interest in writing stories for a theoretical “Pennyverse” (author Penny Reid’s Universe) in some capacity (whether that be writing a canon story about new characters within the Pennyverse, writing a continuation of a current couple’s story within the Pennyverse, writing a fanfic in an alternate timeline using Pennyverse characters, etc.) We collated the data we received, marinated in it, and created this collaborative business model.
Smartypants Romance is a small publisher that is indie-minded. It is a business whose mission is:
1) To be self-sustaining.
2) To be value added to: a) the authors and professionals (support personnel) who are published by/within/work for the SRU, b) the Penny Reid Brand, and c) the romance community and world at large.
3) To set an example of best practices, inclusion, representation, professionalism, mentorship, and craft-excellence.
4) To be drama free and efficient.
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APRIL WHITE has been a film producer, private investigator, bouncer, teacher and screenwriter. She has climbed in the Himalayas, survived a shipwreck, and lived on a gold mine in the Yukon. She and her husband share their home in Southern California with two extraordinary boys and a lifetime collection of books.
Her first novel, Marking Time is the 2016 winner of the Library Journal Indie E-Book Award for YA Literature, and all five books in the Immortal Descendants series are on the Amazon Top 100 lists in Time Travel Romance and Historical Fantasy. Code of Conduct is an RWA Vivian Award finalist for romantic suspense, a Next Generation Award finalist for romance, and RONE Award finalist for suspense. And Death's Door is a Grand Prize winner of the Next Generation Award, and a Foreword Reviews Award finalist. More information and her blog can be found at www.aprilwhitebooks.com.
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Jan

Well worth reading! Loved it!

Reviewed in Australia on 27 September 2020

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Another enjoyable story by same author as Code of Honour. Was really great. 5 stars again.

Reviewed in Australia on 12 April 2020

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Code of Conduct by this author ( Cipher Security Book 1 ) was my favourite book in the first lot of releases from various authors under Smartypants Romance, so I had high expectations for Code of Honor ( Cipher Security Book 2 ).

Anna was a really interesting character, and I loved the varied skill set that she had, skills she needed for her job. She really grew on me throughout the story. I adore quirky characters, and Anna is REALLY quirky. Initially her quirky factor felt OTT and a little forced, but I found myself smiling at her more the further I got into the story. Her OTT quirkiness felt like it started to suit her character more, and the scenes were more enjoyable. She has zero filter and says whatever she is thinking, and it made for fun reading seeing how others reacted to her lack of filter. She even got mouth twitches from Quinn!

Despite their differences Anna and Darius were a good match! Darius finds himself challenged by Anna, he's so set in his ways that he finds it difficult to accept parts of her. I loved seeing all the other Cipher Naught staff throughout the story, especially Shane and Gabriel.

Reviewed in Australia on 8 May 2020

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can't wait to read the next in the series.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 November 2021

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This one got me even i was like wait what ! How !
Really lovely how it incorporates multiple generations to tell the story line as to why it happens, Really cute read !!

Reviewed in Australia on 24 March 2020

If you have read April White’s first book in the Smartypants Romance series. (Code of Conduct) then you are going to love this one.

April White has this incredible talent at writing this amazing heroines. Anna is no exception! As for our hero, well he rivals that of a Disney prince, he is also, however, well written and together they have incredible chemistry.

A well written, sweet, quirky story that will not disappoint. This story had me engaged from beginning to end. Another fantastic addition to the Penny Reid Universe!

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More interesting characters added to the Cipher Security series

Reviewed in Australia on 10 April 2020

CODE OF HONOR is only the second April White book I have read, and once again she has created some unique characters whose adventures I am on board for. This time around it involves Anna Collins just doing a spot of stealing of a painting from a private home. To succeed, she needs to find a hole in Darius Masoud’s security system. And she does.

I really enjoyed the cat and mouse game played by Anna and Darius. Their attraction is palpable and immediate but circumstances exist that means acting on the attraction will have wider consequences. Written with dual points of view, readers are never left wondering what Anna and Darius are feeling. And when they have several deeply personal and painfully honest conversations with each other, you can feel how invested they want to be in each other.

I am no fan of illegal activity but there’s a perverse side of me that just loves a good heist in a book or movie, and when it’s weaved through a real life occurrence – here it’s the theft of artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum – I am sold. I felt the fictional mystery was credibly intertwined with the known facts and it held my interest.

Overall, I’d class this a good read. I liked it. It’s certainly better than average but there are some things that didn’t work for me. Firstly, there’s some literal toilet humour that I thought was disgusting and entirely pointless. I put the book down for several days, wary that the story would continue with such juvenile antics. Thankfully, it did not.

Secondly, I found the story was repetitive. Both the mystery of the paintings and Darius questioning his values – albeit both very important matters - did feel belaboured because we were in a loop going over the same information with no forward momentum.

Those of you familiar with Penny Reid’s book, especially the Quinn Sullivan and Dan O’Malley characters, will be happy to know they make an appearance. I think White does a great job in her Cipher Security books of staying true to the characters we have previously met.

The only thing left to wonder is when White will be publishing the next book in the Cipher Security series. I am looking forward to it.

Reviewed in Australia on 23 July 2020

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Sooo good, I started reading & was instantly hooked, wanted to keep reading without stopping but sleep & work got in the way. Loved the random facts, Anna's imagination & no filter.

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Janice Breaker

Awesome book!

Reviewed in Canada on 4 April 2020

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Loved this book. Could not put it down! ❤️

Kelly R

Engaging characters in the kind of story I Iove best

Reviewed in the United States on 24 March 2020

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Part of the Penny Reid universe, Knitting in the City world, this book is the second in the Cipher Security series. Several great characters from book one make an appearance here, so while you don’t need to have read book one to enjoy this, having that background will help round out those characters—and as one of my top reads from last year, it’s more than worth your time. For KitC fans, both Dan and Quinn have small roles here while Jane and Kat (and Alex) get very brief mentions.

Having loved Code of Conduct as I did, I was looking forward to reading this sequel with both eagerness and a little trepidation, wondering if it could possibly meet the standards set by that first book. I shouldn’t have worried. I adored both Anna and Darius: this author has a talent for creating unique and engaging characters who practically jump off the page and dare you not to feel for, and with, them.

I was surprised at how quickly I came to empathize with a character I seemingly had so little in common with, but I think those differences are exactly why I liked Anna so much. Afraid of heights, non-athletic, tendency-to-overthink me laughed at Anna’s lack of filter even while I admired her ability to just roll with it, as well as admiring her intelligence, spirit and courage. And I’d like to think that I have my own code of honor that I live by just as much as Anna lives by hers. As for Darius, well, like Gabriel from Code of Conduct, he’s another swoon-worthy character more than worthy of book boyfriend status; he has his own code of honor, and trying to figure out how he and Anna are going to reconcile her shades of gray guidelines with his black and white rule book helps keep the pages turning.

This is exactly the kind of story I love best: intriguing characters you love to cheer for, in a story full of humor, romance, mystery/suspense, and yes, a little heat and emotion, while the opportunity to revisit some favorite characters in a familiar setting is a welcome bonus. Another amazing read from this author, and another book that will be on my list of favorites for the year. 5+ stars

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Judith Boxer

Wonderful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2020

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I just loved this second book in the series and could not put it down. I find April White's writing so enjoyable and her story lines and at times wonderful humour and imagination knows no bounds. Am addicted to this series and would encourage anyone to read it and would give it more than five stars. Cannot wait for the next one and Darius would give me butterflies too.

Bookseeker

Smartypants indeed

Reviewed in the United States on 25 March 2020

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My hats off to any author who mentions Octavia Butler and Mary Shelley in the same sentence. Not to mention the conversation our maybe lovers have over learning English by listening to Harry Potter audio books and ending up with a British accent. (If you’ve never heard of Octavia Butler, look her up. She deserves it.)

April White is the only author in the Penny Reid smartypants romance group I am fully sold on, and this one may be even more enjoyable than the first. With strong female characters and men who have actual desirable qualities beyond just being pretty, these are people I actually want to win.

This book has a complex plot that involves a historical art heist, people wrestling with right and wrong and the believable inclusion of some Penny Reid characters.

Quite enjoyable and smart enough to deserve the concept of smartypants romance. Please write more.

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maggie&teddy

Fantastic heroine and hero The thief and the security expert.

Reviewed in the United States on 5 April 2020

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Of all the Smartypants 2nd phase books, this was my most anticipated.
I love the spin off from book 1 - Knitting in the City book - Neanderthal Seeks Human. specifically Cipher Security (Quinn's Company).
This is Darius (swoony hero,who works for Cipher Security.
The heroine is Anna is a twin (to Colette) . Colette is the polished, posh and more socially confident of the two. Anna is adventurous, spontaneous, and quite the stealthy thief.
The set up to their caper is brilliant. I loved how Darius's world and Anna's clashed liked nobody's business. Such a meet cute like your wouldn't believe.
This is 1st person alternating POV Anna/Darius.
I loved that each lead character had -to me- equal story time. Anna thinks of Darius as a "Disney prince"- ala you-know who-Aladdin.
This book had me riveted, but it came up during the big CV-19 quarantine. I was moving from work to home & sorry that I had small bits of time to read. + stress, etc.
Speaking of that, this is a great book to take your mind off of you know what.
This is a standalone, but it does have supporting characters from the previous books & cameos from other books.
A+ to all the supporting characters.*I'll keep secret some of them- but I did love Darius' family. (makes me miss my mom! )
I absolutely loved Anna & Darius' story. This is in my top books for 2020 & will be hard to beat.
Perfect ending. No Cliffy. I bought this book but it's now in Kindle Unlimited..
Great writing by April White., I loved the focus on the art gallery, Anna's antics (she's fearless!) Darius is brilliant, swoony and is really attracted to Anna's quirkiness.
I will not be waiting very long to reread this. It was a movie in my mind and heart.

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