The Scarab’s Game
Reynolds Recoveries, Book 4
A best-friend’s-brother romantic suspense where an undercover heist operator on a covert recovery job in Monte Carlo crosses paths with his sister’s best friend — the art restorer he walked away from years ago, now sitting with his target. Keeping her safe pulls her into the operation. Keeping his cover keeps him lying to her face. And every moment closer to the truth risks his mission, his team, and any chance of a future with her.
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My undercover mission is threatened when my sister’s best friend appears. With danger closing in, I’ll do anything to protect her—except confess my true identity.
I’m in Monte Carlo to recover a priceless artifact, not get tangled up in old feelings. Until I see Jenn—the art restorer I walked away from years ago—sitting with my target.
My sister warns me to keep my distance. But when someone breaks into Jenn’s hotel room, distance is no longer an option. To keep her safe, I have to keep her close. Dangerously close.
As Jenn unravels the web of lies surrounding her restoration contract, she’s pulled right into the center of my covert operation.
Right into the line of fire.
If I put the job first, I’ll show Jenn I haven’t changed. But if I put her first, and tell her the truth, it could destroy everything—my mission, my team, and any hope of a future with Jenn.
The Scarab’s Game is the fourth installment in the Reynolds Recoveries romantic suspense series. Each romance is a standalone, but the series is meant to be enjoyed in order.
Perfect for readers who love
- The sizzling tension of a best-friend’s-sibling romance
- A determined art apprentice in over her head
- A protective hero navigating the glitz and danger of Monte Carlo’s underground
- A hero whose secret identity could cost him everything
- A heroine who unravels the lies on her own
- Dual first-person POV
Tropes & content tags
Genre: Romantic suspense, best friend’s brother romance, heist romance
Tropes: Best friend’s sibling, forced proximity, secret identity, found family
Content tags: True (identity) love; hidden underground casino antics; (not so) secret crush; protector romance; Monte Carlo setting; undercover hero; art restorer heroine; she’s his sister’s best friend; he walked away years ago; her hotel room breached; priceless artifact recovery job; covert operation gone sideways
Quick facts
| Heat tier | Steamy (3/5 chili peppers) |
| POV | Dual first-person |
| Tense | First-person past |
| Setting | Monte Carlo’s underground — glitz-and-danger glamour |
| Series | Reynolds Recoveries, Book 4 |
| Read order | Must be read in order |
| Length | Full-length novel — 398 pages |
| Formats | Ebook, paperback |
| Language | English |
| HEA | Yes — guaranteed happy ever after, no cliffhanger, no cheating |
| Status | Published December 31, 2024 |
About Reynolds Recoveries
Reynolds Recoveries follows a tight-knit crew of professional thieves who only steal one kind of thing: items that were stolen first. They return what was taken to its rightful owners, take on the jobs official channels can’t touch, and keep each other alive in the process.
A completed six-book romantic suspense series. Each book features a different couple from the crew, but the world and timeline are continuous — best read in order.
