Slightly Shady

by Amanda Quick

I’ve come to look at Amanda Quick novels as comfort food. Something that’s easily found, you’re never disappointed and it makes you feel good. Slightly Shady is just like that.


Lavinia Lake and Tobias March are an unlikely couple. I didn’t get the impression that they particularly liked each other but wham bam they kiss have sex and are in love. From their first meeting in Rome Lavinia and Tobias distrust each other, annoy each other, can’t stand each other yet each finds the other attractive. From experience this mix does not lend itself to a great romance. It’s doomed. Yet Amanda Quick must think it’s charming.

Tobias is continually running after Lavinia who is always interfering with his plans. He spends a lot of time angry and frustrated at Lavinia as evidenced by his repetition of “Damnation” after one of her exploits. I found Tobias charming and sexy but definitely in a relationship with the wrong woman.

The missing diary of an important spy network is missing and Tobias and Lavinia must pool their resources to prevent its secrets from getting into the wrong hands. Involving life like wax works of murder and death threats. If you like you’re romances a bit quirky with a happy ending then Slightly Shady won’t disappoint.