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The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold

By Ally Carter
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“Ally Carter wrote a unique, delightful, hilarious, unputdownable romance! I didn’t know I needed an adventure romcom about grumpy/sunshine spies with amazing chemistry and a dash of amnesia, but it was exactly what was missing in my life. I’m wonderstruck by The Blonde Identity! (Also, this book needs to be a movie!)” -- Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author

An action-packed, second-chance rom-com about two rival spies who must join forces in order to stay alive, from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.

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.) 

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“Admittedly, I totally forgot the plot of the first book, which would have cleared up some confusion that I had at about the 3/4 mark. (The plot line about Zoe and Sawyer felt like I missed something important… it was, in fact, just the ENTIRE first book 😂) I am an Ally Carter fan. Period. I will say, the audiobook of this was fairly confusing to follow along to. If you missed where in the timeline you were, it got pretty hard to follow along. There were parallels during present day that coincided with other timelines, so once I got the kindle version from my library as well, it made following along and double checking where in the timeline I was much easier. I liked the plot of this! I don’t know that I will ever tire of spy romances. This is a closed-door romance, with scenes that suggest sex but are still appropriate for readers of many ages, or readers who prefer closed-door. I would have probably rated this higher had I strictly read in some type of physical format!”
“I was so looking forward to this book after finishing the first one earlier this week. I absolutely adored Michael, the YEARNING throughout the book was actually insane. I do have to admit that the jumping of timelines was confusing and frustrating at times because I was so impatient to figure out what was happening! There are definitely some plot holes and loose ends I'm curious about, but overall I enjoyed the book. The love between Michael and Alex was truly felt throughout the years and I just wish they got together sooner 😭.”

About Ally Carter

Ally Carter writes books about people who fall in love (while trying to stay alive.) After more than a decade of writing beloved YA titles like I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to Kill You and Heist Society, she launched onto the adult scene with The Blonde Identity and The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. A long-time lover of the holiday rom-com, Ally is also the writer of the Netflix original movie, A Castle for Christmas.

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