Perfect Play #1
Publisher: Layla Reyne
Pages: 241
Characters: Marsh/Levi
POV: 3rd
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Series
Blurb:
When a marriage of convenience is the only play left…
Special Agent Emmitt Marshall knows how to:
Wear a cowboy hat.
Hack anything.
Win at chess.
Fall in love with emotionally unavailable men.
He even knows the perfect play to catch the terrorists who killed his mentor.
Special Agent Levi Bishop doesn’t know how to:
Move on after his wife’s death.
Help his grieving son.
Pay off his mountain of debt.
Fix the mess some cowboy cyber agent made of his case.
The same cowboy who proposes a marriage of convenience to stop a common enemy.
Marsh is either the answer to Levi’s prayers—or a handsome nightmare in a Stetson.
Levi doesn’t know.
But both men do know their cases and lives are at a dead draw.
There’s only one play left…
I do.
Layla Reyne returns with an all-new m/m romantic suspense series featuring a cocky hacker with a heart of gold, a widowed father who needs so much help, and a plan only a cowboy could cook up. Grab your hat, hold tight to the reins, beware of the cliffs, and enjoy the ride!
Review
I loved the first book in this new series and got hooked on Marsh and Levi’s story immediately. I’m already hanging out for book 2, and the series is on my paperback list. I enjoyed the mix of action, suspense, and great characters. And a marriage of convenience which is already living up to my expectations for that trope.
I liked how both Levi and Marsh are determined not to fall for each other, yet are totally failing at it. Levi’s still in love with his late wife, and I liked how she’s very much not forgotten by either him or David. I loved how the suspense plot drives the story, yet there are wonderful moments between Levi and Marsh too. Levi and Marsh are getting to know each other, which I always enjoy in a romance. I love how they’re both very good at their jobs and how that is shown, not just said.
Levi’s family are wonderful, and I liked the growing friendship between his son, David, and Marsh. Both men have a strong network of friends, and I liked how that factored into the story. I’m looking forward to meeting Marsh’s mothers in book 2. I love how many strong women there are in this story.
I liked the chess theme that starts with the games between Marsh and David, and then grows into the symbol of a dangerous threat. The action scenes are tense and realistic, and I liked how the organisation they’re up against has its hooks into everything, and everyone. The danger feels very real, and I hope everyone survives.
5 out of 5 stars.