Code of Honor

'Code of Honor,' by April White is an all-new fun and flirty romantic standalone in the Cipher Security series from April White, is available now in Kindle Unlimited!

🎨Cassie’s Review🎨

April White was a new to me author with the Smartypants Romance Launch last year, but after hearing her talk about her experiences and her book at Book Bonanza, it was one of the ones I was most excited for. And it did not disappoint. Even more said with this next installment of the Cypher Security Series, I KNEW that this book was going to be amazing.

April's plots are well thought out, the precision of execution is flawless. The amount of research she did in the book, hands down, one of the best. Again, she exudes the smart romance genre. I know I personally was doing side research while reading this book, and the fact that she lined up the anniversary of one of her plot points, PERFECT!

Anna and her Disney prince were a treasure to get to know. I love how April touched on so many things with this book, including how people of ethnic backgrounds have to do so much extra just to do things we take for granted. I especially loved that he was a reader and had a book collection.

This book had me laughing in so many places, I want Anna to be my new best friend, and steal her t shirt collection. The title of this book has so many meanings, for both Anna and Darius. I love when authors are able to weave it in.

"My own bits of soul had found his and recognized them as known."

"I see the very best version of myself when you look at me."

"He was my honor-he was integrity and truth and his love gave me wings."

🎨Ashley’s Review🎨

As delightful as a sparkly rainbow unicorn cupcake!

Code of Honor was the book I anticipated most in 2020, and I was not disappointed. April White delivers a fascinating story featuring an intriguing plot and characters I want to befriend. She weaves together mystery, humor, and romance into a beautiful work of art.

Because of the details seamlessly incorporated in Code of Honor, it was easy to picture myself standing in the courtyard of a museum I'd never even heard of. I find myself wanting to explore my own world with a more critical eye, looking for hidden clues to the past.

In addition to the real-life museum heist central to the plot of the book, I didn’t know much about Iranian history. I learned about both in ways that entertained me and inspired me to do some of my own research. That’s the epitome of Smart Romance.

I'm a bit in love with Anna and Darius. Anna's imagination is a treasure. She balances Darius's seriousness so well. The two made me laugh out loud several times. I'd like to hang out with them in real life and not just at the weekly D&D game.

I'm so happy to have found this author through the SmartyPants Romance collaboration. She gives the best gifts through her books.

🎨Blurb🎨

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. Download your copy TODAY or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Fn0o6Y Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2QYOC8j Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2ubyI2n Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2tqcB85 Add to Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2ZVjPNt 🎨Excerpt🎨 She was waiting for me to run away.

The woman in front of me, with whom conversation was akin to playing barefoot hopscotch on hot asphalt, who walked like shoes confused her, and who smelled of a spring breeze through a field of wildflowers, expected me to turn tail and bolt.

I rarely did the expected, however, and often made choices that flew directly in the face of convention. And as nothing about this woman or this conversation was conventional, I stayed.

And I laughed.

This startled her, and she suddenly dropped to the floor in what seemed at first to be a defensive maneuver, but was actually a crouch in order to pet the cat. Her posture put her face at approximately groin height, and for the space of exactly one half-second, I considered remaining in place to see if she would notice. But chivalry got the better of me, and I knelt down beside her.

Her face flamed bright red, and for a moment I thought she was ill.

“I was just staring at your penis, wasn’t I?” she said in a tone of complete chagrin.

Rarely did I meet someone even more straightforward than myself, and I attempted a benign expression. “Were you?”

The delightful woman sighed. “I was. I’m sorry.” But then a mischievous glint came into her eyes, and she said in a perfectly benign tone, “So, what do you think about my pussy?”

I choked on a startled bark of laughter, and she allowed herself a small grin as she deliberately ran her hands through the fur of the very contented cat.

“On that note, I believe it’s time for me to find something red to drink to match the color of my face,” she said, as she rose to her feet. She wasn’t graceful about it, but she was strong and didn’t wobble until she tried to take a step. She’d managed to stand on the hem of the pink silk gown she wore and winced at the sound of her heel tearing the fabric.

“Well, now I’ve officially hit my humiliation quota for the night. Enjoy the party, Mr. Masoud,” she said brightly, as she hurried away across the room. I let her go without further comment, though my eyes tracked her as she plucked a glass of red wine from a passing tray and finished half of it in one large gulp. 🎨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. Find April White online Facebook: http://bit.ly/2lyxY3g Twitter: http://bit.ly/2ly75wn Amazon: https://amzn.to/2k4SdVR Instagram: http://bit.ly/2k6tCzY Website: https://aprilwhitebooks.com/ Connect with Smartypants Romance Facebook: http://bit.ly/2kvDnb4 Twitter: http://bit.ly/2lzyduO Amazon: https://amzn.to/2lGdIMQ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2kwKsYK Website: https://smartypantsromance.com/ Newsletter: https://smartypantsromance.com/newsletter/