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Code of Conduct by Smartypants Romance, April White

4.0

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Code of Conduct was my first April White book and my second from Smartypants Romance. I'm a big fan of both. I don't read a lot of romantic suspense. Whenever I do I always question why I don't make it a point to read more. Thankfully I have every intention of following the Cipher Security series, so I'll be getting a good dose here soon.

There was so much to love about Code of Conduct, I'm honestly not even sure where to start. The characters made this book. Both Shane and Gabriel were absolutely wonderful. Shane was a badass. Since romantic suspense isn't a go-to subgenre for me, I don't often read about heroines with super cool jobs like hers. Not only was she strong and smart, but she was also an inspiration. Gabriel was all the things I want in a hero: sexy, thoughtful, kind, and quite the badass himself. And boy could he turn a phrase. I highlighted so many of his words because they made me quite literally swoon. He was all in for Shane and I couldn't get enough of them together.

With the Cipher Security side of things comes cameos from two of my favorite of Penny Reid's characters, Quinn and Dan. Dan especially. Oh, how I've missed him! The suspense portion of the book had me on the edge of my seat more than once. My heart was pounding, y'all. But to be fair, some of the sexy scenes had my heart pounding, too.