Showing posts with label Cipher Security Series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cipher Security Series. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

BLOG TOUR: CODE OF ETHICS by April White

"April White writes the kind of books I love to read: romantic but suspenseful, smart yet so consuming. And you’ll love this cast." - Amy Harmon, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times bestselling author

Code of Ethics, an all new enemies to lovers romantic suspense standalone in the Cipher Security series from April White, is available now! 


You can read my full review here.

There are three things you need to know about Oliver Curran: 

1) He’s a privileged playboy who happens to be a code-writing genius 

2) For once in his life he’s trying to do the right thing

3) Someone wants him dead.

Dallas is a close protection specialist at Cipher Security whose bodyguard skills have already saved Oliver’s life once. But when the assassin gets too close to her uncooperative client, Dallas takes the party boy away from the city where he’s the social king, to the Yukon wilderness where she’s a master of survival.

If Dallas has to put her life on the line for a self-absorbed guy she doesn’t respect, then Oliver has to take orders from the too-serious woman he can’t charm. But living wild brings out their true natures, and suddenly funny is hot, capable is dangerous, and trust is the strongest survival skill of all.

'Code of Ethics' is a full-length enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense and can be read as a standalone. Book #3 in the Cipher Security series, Seduction in the City world, Penny Reid Book Universe.

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Excerpt

“Is there something else I can help you with, Mr. Curran?”

“Oliver,” I said automatically, my eyes still looking in the direction Quinn had gone.

“Excuse me?”

“My name is Oliver,” I said, my eyes finally meeting hers, and I dug for my nicest-guy-in-the-room default. “Yours is Dallas, right?”

“Correct.”

She started walking toward the elevators again, and I couldn’t think of a reason not to follow. I assumed it wouldn’t get me anywhere to go after Quinn, and Dallas seemed to be the only one who cared that I was still in the building.

“Proprietary tech is the only game in the marketplace right now. If my code leaks, my program turns into the equivalent of generic drugs—worth pennies instead of millions.”

We’d reached the elevators, and she turned to face me. I was surprised that she wasn’t taller, because her vibe was all ferocity and overbearing disapproval. “You didn’t ask for my opinion, but I’m going to give it to you anyway,” she said.

Of course she would. Women like her couldn’t help themselves. They had to be right—all the time—out loud. I sighed, too exhausted to bother to dig up more charm for her.

“Millions are just zeroes and ones in an account,” she continued. “This is your life, and I think the Russian will do a lot worse than try to knife you if he manages to catch you alone.”

I’d just hit the button, but I whipped around to face her. “The Russian? What are you, partners?”

The woman almost rolled her eyes at me, and I was glad to get a rise out of her. It was way more fun than panicking, which was my other option.

“I heard him swear in Russian,” she said in a voice that was back to ice queen inflection.

“You speak Russian,” I scoffed.

“Enough,” she said. The elevator doors opened behind me, and Dallas reached a hand past me to hold them.

“What did he say, then?” I asked. She took a step forward, crowding me back into the elevator.

Ty moy, suchka.”

“Which means?” I asked, taking a step forward when I realized that she’d managed to make me move with just her body language.

She let go of the elevator doors. “You’re my bitch,” she said, and I had to jump back as the doors closed between us.

About April White

** Vivian Award Nominee, 2021 **

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 was 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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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

RELEASE BLITZ: CODE OF ETHICS by April White and Smartypants Romance

"April White writes the kind of books I love to read: romantic but suspenseful, smart yet so consuming. And you’ll love this cast." - Amy Harmon, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times bestselling author

Code of Ethics, an all new enemies to lovers romantic suspense standalone in the Cipher Security series from April White, is available now!

There are three things you need to know about Oliver Curran: 

1) He’s a privileged playboy who happens to be a code-writing genius 

2) For once in his life he’s trying to do the right thing

3) Someone wants him dead.

Dallas is a close protection specialist at Cipher Security whose bodyguard skills have already saved Oliver’s life once. But when the assassin gets too close to her uncooperative client, Dallas takes the party boy away from the city where he’s the social king, to the Yukon wilderness where she’s a master of survival.

If Dallas has to put her life on the line for a self-absorbed guy she doesn’t respect, then Oliver has to take orders from the too-serious woman he can’t charm. But living wild brings out their true natures, and suddenly funny is hot, capable is dangerous, and trust is the strongest survival skill of all.

'Code of Ethics' is a full-length enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense and can be read as a standalone. Book #3 in the Cipher Security series, Seduction in the City world, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Read Code of Ethics TODAY!

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2W0kaRm

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3yPk4dR

Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/3xoY4VF

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2TXKBGC

AppleBooks: https://apple.co/3luYkA7

Nook: https://bit.ly/3inehX3

Kobo: https://bit.ly/3fvld2h

Google Play: https://bit.ly/2TSH1xk

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3yR8yOP

Start the Cipher Security Series of Standalones TODAY!

https://smartypantsromance.com/worlds/seduction-in-the-city/cipher-security/

About April White

** Vivian Award Nominee, 2021 **

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 was 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.

Find April White online

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Monday, September 20, 2021

Review: Code of Ethics by April White

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC via Smartypants Romance, all opinions are my own.

 

Can I say how much I loved Dallas!  She is strong and strong willed.  She is great at so many things, and while she is awesome, she's also flawed.  She grew up learning how to hunt, fish, and track with her grandfather, aka Grandpop.  She spent time guiding hunting expeditions in the Yukon, but when she realized that the outfitter was using her for her Indigenous status.  She left Canada to get away from the betrayal and the loss she experienced in and began a career in close protection services (aka she's a bodyguard) with Cipher.  If you've been keeping up with the series or have read the Knitting in the City books you'll know that Cipher is Quinn Sullivan's security company.  She's all business and very good at her job.  She is also a nomad, never staying in one place for too long and living out of her suitcase.  I really loved getting to know Dallas and thought her character was very well developed.  I also really enjoyed her family.

 

By pure chance, Dallas ends up helping Oliver out of a life or death situation and he ends up working with Cipher for protection and security.  Oliver is a bit of a genius when it comes to computer coding, and his current project is worth millions and some pretty unsavory folks do no want him to release it to the highest bidder.  Oliver decides to accompany Dallas to the Yukon to get away from it all while she tends to some family business, which means he has to live a bit off the grid.  Oliver is a pretty interesting character and he offsets Dallas nicely.  He has lived a completely different life than she has, but he is not without his own emotional baggage and once he gets to know her he isn't afraid to show it.  He compliments her seriousness with his playfulness.  They had great banter and good dialogue.  I'm a sucker for good banter and conversation between characters!

 

I really enjoyed the romance and the suspense.  This also has some comedic moments.  Dallas' cousin Reed is hilarious.  I really liked the dark web, security thriller aspects.  If you aren't really into thrillers, don't worry this isn't super scary or overly psychological.  Romance is still the main theme, but it does have a cool thriller aspect and some good action scenes.  Also, this is 100% a standalone.  While I recommend the other books in the series, you can read this without having read them first.  They are what I'd consider companion novels, where the characters are inter-related, but the stories are not connected.  I do love this series and highly recommend it!


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Sunday, March 29, 2020

Review: Code of Honor by April White

Code of Honor Code of Honor by April White
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you are a fan of mysteries with a heavy romantic subplot I highly recommend this. 

The main character Anna reminded me alot of Janie from [book:Neanderthal Seeks Human|52422311].  She is a wealth of random information, is super awkward, and has no filter.  Unlike Janie, Anna does not  have an amazing shoe collection as she prefers motorcycle boots, and she's a bounty hunter.  I immediately liked Anna, she felt very relatable as she owned her awkward and she was a wealth of useful and useless information.  She also wasn't afraid to be the tomboy and live by her own code.  I loved that she challenged Darius, aka the Disney prince, throughout the book as they tried to uncover the mystery of what really happened to the stolen paintings at the Gardner museum while trying to protect herself and her twin sister.  As the story unfolds and they begin to trust each other more, they uncover that they each operate by very different moral codes.  If they want to explore the attraction between them, the code by which they each operate may be a problem.  I do appreciate how that was discussed and handled.  Darius had experienced some pretty heavy stuff as a child and developed a very black and white sense of how the world should operate, making him very good at his job at Cipher Security.  Anna on the other hand operates in shades of gray, making her a very good Bounty Hunter.  Can the rules on how they operate change so they can uncover the mystery of the stolen painting and they can be together?  You have to read the book the find out.

I thought the character development was good, and the main characters have good chemistry.  The pacing was good.  There wasn't a ton of suspense just a good mystery to be solved, so no worries about this being heavy on the thriller aspect.  I could have done without the bathroom humor moments.  I don't appreciate that kind of humor.

If you are a fan of the Smartypants Romance books to date, or you like romantic suspense I highly recommend this one!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.  This was released on March 24, 2020 and is the second book in the Cipher Security Series from Smartypants Romance.


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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Release Blitz: Code of Honor by April White

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Code of Honor, an all-new standalone in the romantic suspense Cipher Security series from April White, is LIVE!

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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 a full-length contemporary romantic suspense, can be read as a standalone and is book #2 in the Cipher Security series, Knitting in the City World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

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About April White

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.

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Friday, October 25, 2019

Blog Tour: Code of Conduct by April White

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Sharp writing, layered characters, and wonderful tension flow through this book, along with a super-swoon-worthy hero and a kick ass heroine I just love.” -- Elizabeth Hunter, USA Today bestselling author.


Code of Conduct, the first in the romantic suspense Cipher Security series of standalones, from April White is available now!


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There are three things you need to know about Shane P.I.
1) P.I. is not her last name, it's her job title,
2) Her specialty is catching cheaters, and
3) She's a superhuman - kind of.
Gabriel is a security expert for Cipher Security, and a former UN Peacekeeper with a fierce protective streak that finds its focus on the beautiful P.I.
Their attraction is like an elephant in a room full of breakable things, and figuring out how to trust each other with their hearts, and maybe their lives, is the most fragile thing of all.

'Code of Conduct' is a full-length romantic suspense novel, can be read as a standalone, and is book#1 in the Cipher Security series, Knitting in the City World, Penny Reid Universe.

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Download your copy today!
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2m0Tjm3
Add to GoodReads: http://bit.ly/2lZklKt

If you are interested in reading my review you can find it here.

Excerpt

I pulled up the audio version of the newest Iron Druid book, turned my phone on speaker, and when the tub was full, I sank into the hot water with a sigh. Luke Daniels could read a shampoo bottle and I’d listen, but my mind kept drifting off of Atticus’ and Oberon’s adventures, and was instead hopping from rock to rock in the garden of ADDATA, the Quimbys, and Gabriel. I wasn’t even annoyed when the phone rang and interrupted the story, because I knew I’d have to go back to the beginning of the chapter anyway.

It was on its fourth ring when I finally dried off my hand and reached to answer it, so I hit the speaker button just as I looked at the screen.

Gabriel’s name startled me so much I didn’t say anything – I just sat up in the tub and stared at the phone.

“Please say you’re not in the bath.” Gabriel’s voice was quiet, deep, and had a note of pleading in it.

“What do you want, Gabriel?” I moved again, and the water sloshed around me. I knew he could hear it because he groaned softly.

“Where to begin.” It was almost a whisper, and the words sent a shiver through me. He cleared his throat and continued in his normal, beautiful voice. “We had a call from Quimby. He said he’d found you and wondered what we were going to do about it.” I didn’t say anything, and the silence lasted two long heartbeats. “Are you okay?” he finally asked, quietly.

“He saw me turn from Bryn Mawr onto Sheridan. I lost him in the alleys.”

Gabriel exhaled. “Good.”

“Aren’t you supposed to be finding his money? Or his wife? Or something else he misplaced?”

“Do you have his money or his wife?” he asked

“No.”

“Okay.”

“Okay? What exactly do you want from me, Gabriel?” I sat forward and the water sloshed again. I traced the ripples with my fingers as I heard his sigh.

“I don’t know. I just know that every time you move, I hear the water in your bath, and I imagine …” He exhaled sharply. “Be careful, darling. I don’t trust Quimby not to try to hurt you if he can. Don’t let him catch you.”

“You haven’t caught me yet, and you’re far more resourceful than that little man.”

He chuckled softly. “Yet.” He hung up the phone without saying goodbye, and Luke Daniels’ voice returned, continuing the story as I sank down in the water and let its heat lap over the chills on my skin.

About April White

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.

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Release Blitz: Code of Conduct by April White

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Sharp writing, layered characters, and wonderful tension flow through this book, along with a super-swoon-worthy hero and a kick ass heroine I just love.” -- Elizabeth Hunter, USA Today bestselling author


Code of Conduct, the first in the romantic suspense Cipher Security series of standalones, from April White is available now!

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There are three things you need to know about Shane P.I.
1) P.I. is not her last name, it's her job title,
2) Her specialty is catching cheaters, and
3) She's a superhuman - kind of.
Gabriel is a security expert for Cipher Security, and a former UN Peacekeeper with a fierce protective streak that finds its focus on the beautiful P.I.
Their attraction is like an elephant in a room full of breakable things, and figuring out how to trust each other with their hearts, and maybe their lives, is the most fragile thing of all.

'Code of Conduct' is a full-length romantic suspense novel, can be read as a standalone, and is book#1 in the Cipher Security series, Knitting in the City World, Penny Reid Universe.

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Download your copy today!
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2m0Tjm3
Add to GoodReads: http://bit.ly/2lZklKt

About April White
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.

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Friday, October 11, 2019

Review: Code of Conduct by April White

Code of Conduct Code of Conduct by April White
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.  This is one of three Smartypants Romance releases due out on October 15, 2019.  It is the first of The Cipher Security series and I can't wait to see what adventures we get next from the office of Cipher Security.

I'll admit I didn't love this at first. It took me a while to warm up to Shane. She is closed off and doesn't let many people get to know her. This made it hard to connect with her as a character. If you give her time like I did, you will eventually get to know this very dynamic woman and I hope you end up really enjoying her character as she developed. I loved Gabriel immediately. He has his baggage, but he is a delight from the beginning. Bonus, we get a Sandra sighting. If you don't know who Sandra is you need to read Love Hacked. I really love seeing the original characters in support of meeting the new ones.

Shane is a private investigator, who specializes in finding husbands who are cheating on their wives. While out on a job, she determines that the man she is investigating, Dane Quimby, is in fact cheating on the woman who hired her. Using her skills as an amatuer hacker she transfers some of his money around using his smartphone, when in swoops Cipher Security to notify him that someone is up to something on his accounts. During her exit from her "date" she runs in to Gabriel, member of the Cipher team. As Gabriel and the team from Cipher try to uncover what is happening with Dane's money and the wife, he keeps crossing paths with Shane. They are undeniably attracted to each other and she has information on Quimby that he needs to understand the whole story. Things don't appear to be on the up and up with Quimby and his company so Gabriel and Shane form an unlikely partnership to investigate the situation. As they work together they slowly build from friendship to something more.

I love that this covers some really tough topics. There is great diversity in this book. Shane is an amputee, but she doesn't let that stand in her way of anything. Gabriel is from the UK and of Jamaican Nigerian descent with a military background and he's got a bit of PTSD. They each have issues to work through and I felt that the author did a really great job explaining the emotional topics they were both dealing with.

If you are looking for an action packed slow burn romance, give this a go. It is laced with humor and good banter.

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