Code Word Romance
On sale
20th March 2025
Price: £9.99
Don’t miss the next hilarious and gorgeously romantic romcom from Carlie Walker – out March 2025!
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Two exes.
Max is just your average girl. She works odd jobs, has a soul-crushing amount of debt and just happens to have an uncanny resemblance to Europe’s youngest female prime minister, Sofia Christensen . . .
So when the prime minister receives a credible death threat, the CIA approaches Max with a deal: a life-changing amount of money if she pretends to be Sofia on the prime minister’s annual Italian trip.
It would be a dream if it weren’t for those pesky assassins and Flynn, Max’s ridiculously hot handler – the man who broke her heart years and years ago.
With her life now on the line, Max knows she has no choice but to lose herself in the role. But losing her heart to Flynn again? Now that’s a risk that she isn’t willing to take . . .
Red, White and Royal Blue meets Emily Henry with a touch of The Lizzie McGuire Movie in this opposites-attract, fake-dating romcom. Perfect for fans of Katherine Center and Ali Hazelwood.
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YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS LOVE CARLIE WALKER!
‘I can’t remember the last time I smiled so much while reading a book’ Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script and Same Time Next Summer
‘Fun, flirty, and fabulous!’ Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop
‘A hilarious, smart and swoony joy of a romcom’ Cressida Mclaughlin, author of From Cornwall with Love
‘A masterclass in how to create sizzling chemistry. Five stars!’ Lorraine Brown, author of The Paris Connection
‘Carlie Walker’s debut novel is an absolute knockout! Her sparkling wit and keep-em-guessing plot had me totally smitten and also dreaming of a new career as a spy’ Falon Ballard, author of Just My Type
‘Riotously fun and perfectly swoony, The Takedown is the spy romcom you didn’t know you needed. I loved every page’ Allison Winn Scotch, bestselling author of The Rewind
‘I love everything about this book. I’m a Carlie Walker fan for life. The easiest five stars ever’ Lizzy Dent, author of The Summer Job
‘Sizzling with romantic tension, The Takedown effortlessly blends romance, action, and shifting sibling dynamics into one firecracker of a story–you won’t want to put this one down!’ Kayla Olson, author of The Reunion
‘Steamy, swoony and laugh-out-loud funny, The Takedown is part-Finlay-Donovan mystery, part-Emily-Henry-rom-com–and 100 percent perfect. The clever dialogue! The hot bodyguard! The twists I didn’t see coming!’ Colleen Oakley, USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
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Two exes.
One mission.
A trip she’ll never forget…
Max is just your average girl. She works odd jobs, has a soul-crushing amount of debt and just happens to have an uncanny resemblance to Europe’s youngest female prime minister, Sofia Christensen . . .
So when the prime minister receives a credible death threat, the CIA approaches Max with a deal: a life-changing amount of money if she pretends to be Sofia on the prime minister’s annual Italian trip.
It would be a dream if it weren’t for those pesky assassins and Flynn, Max’s ridiculously hot handler – the man who broke her heart years and years ago.
With her life now on the line, Max knows she has no choice but to lose herself in the role. But losing her heart to Flynn again? Now that’s a risk that she isn’t willing to take . . .
Red, White and Royal Blue meets Emily Henry with a touch of The Lizzie McGuire Movie in this opposites-attract, fake-dating romcom. Perfect for fans of Katherine Center and Ali Hazelwood.
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YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS LOVE CARLIE WALKER!
‘I can’t remember the last time I smiled so much while reading a book’ Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script and Same Time Next Summer
‘Fun, flirty, and fabulous!’ Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop
‘A hilarious, smart and swoony joy of a romcom’ Cressida Mclaughlin, author of From Cornwall with Love
‘A masterclass in how to create sizzling chemistry. Five stars!’ Lorraine Brown, author of The Paris Connection
‘Carlie Walker’s debut novel is an absolute knockout! Her sparkling wit and keep-em-guessing plot had me totally smitten and also dreaming of a new career as a spy’ Falon Ballard, author of Just My Type
‘Riotously fun and perfectly swoony, The Takedown is the spy romcom you didn’t know you needed. I loved every page’ Allison Winn Scotch, bestselling author of The Rewind
‘I love everything about this book. I’m a Carlie Walker fan for life. The easiest five stars ever’ Lizzy Dent, author of The Summer Job
‘Sizzling with romantic tension, The Takedown effortlessly blends romance, action, and shifting sibling dynamics into one firecracker of a story–you won’t want to put this one down!’ Kayla Olson, author of The Reunion
‘Steamy, swoony and laugh-out-loud funny, The Takedown is part-Finlay-Donovan mystery, part-Emily-Henry-rom-com–and 100 percent perfect. The clever dialogue! The hot bodyguard! The twists I didn’t see coming!’ Colleen Oakley, USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
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