The Start of a Beautiful Friendship

Title:  The Start of a Beautiful Friendship

Author:  Tinnean

Publisher:  Dreamspinner Press

Length:  78 pages

Rating:  B List

Quad Shot of Love

Blurb:  A Spy vs. Spook Novella

Prequel to Houseboat on the Nile

It’s 1996, and Mark Vincent, senior special agent of the Washington Bureau of Intelligence and Security, has been assigned the task of assassinating the head of a terrorist organization in Europe. When the mission goes south and he’s ordered to take a vacation, he reluctantly goes to Paris, where, in a little bar called Le Petit Homme, he sees a man who intrigues him. However, like ships passing in the night, they go their separate ways, only to meet again the following morning, and over breakfast, the man introduces himself as Louis.

Is it too much of a coincidence? Perhaps, perhaps not, but Mark is intrigued and, unable to resist, he gives his name as Rick. A comment of Louis’s leads Mark to assume Louis hustles for a living, so Mark decides to “rent” him for the week. Unbeknownst to Mark, Louis has his own reasons for going along with the charade, which leads to… the start of a beautiful friendship.

Review:  This was a delicious story. Tinnean has the ability to write in the moment. We are in Paris with a spy who is forced on vacation and just needs to get laid. I felt like I was there with Marcus, in the moment, in the room, in the cafe, in Paris.

Marcus was hard and beautiful. He trusts no one, but allows himself to get lost in the moment in bed with Louis.

This wasn’t a complicated story, or at least at first that is what you think. It was steamy and dirty with traces of intrigue and mystery.

Two lovers who become friends. Once you read this, you will go and read everything else Tinnean has written. Great sex, yummy food, and Paris. Sign me up. A fantastic interlude.

Reviewed by Beans