3.5 
 I really enjoyed this debut by Cindy Anstey. Although I would have like to have seen more of the "spies" part of the title, but once the story has started Spencer Northam has already been well and good into his mission to spot traitors to the crown and from there I was a bit muddled on what / how exactly he was going about the rest of his task. 
 I suppose the "love" part of the title says is the best because mainly the story revolves around Spencer Northam and Juliana Telford and a relationship that begins as a ruse and turned into something more. I thought their burgeoning feelings were sweet. I especially liked how much from Spencer's point of view we get on the matter which I typically feel is unbalanced as the majority of the time it's the female's view we get on her growing attraction. 
 Overall, a sweet read with enough intrigue to keep my interest high. I'll definitely be checking out more by Cindy Anstey in the future.