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The Chemist

by Stephenie Meyer

🌶️🌶️mild·spoiler

Why Read This?

You get the cathartic release of a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game paired with the satisfying tension of enemies becoming lovers against all odds.

Synopsis

In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn't even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came for her without warning. Now she rarely stays in the same place or uses the same name for long. They've killed the only other person she trusted, but something she knows still poses a threat. They want her dead, and soon. When her former handler offers her a way out, she realizes it's her only chance to erase the giant target on her back. But it means taking one last job for her ex-employers. To her horror, the information she acquires only makes her situation more dangerous. Resolving to meet the threat head-on, she prepares for the toughest fight of her life but finds herself falling for a man who can only complicate her likelihood of survival. As she sees her choices being rapidly whittled down, she must apply her unique talents in ways she never dreamed of. In this tautly plotted novel, Meyer creates a fierce and fascinating new heroine with a very specialized skill set. And she shows once again why she's one of the world's bestselling authors.

At a Glance

3.76 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️mild
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

captive romanceforced proximitysurvival romance

Mood

tensesuspensefuldarkintensethrilling

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.76 ★

Page Count

521 pages

Published

2016

Primary Genre

Romantic Suspense

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Ellen Archer

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Spice Details 🌶️

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attempted murderkidnappingmurdertorturetraumaviolencecaptivitydubious consentstalking

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