They don't call Beatriz Williams the Queen of Historical Fiction for nothing. This book was fantastic! Set in the Cold War era where anyone could potentially be a communist or a spy for the Soviets. 

I had a little difficulty in the beginning just because I had to re-familiarize myself with what was going on in the Cold War again, but after the first 40 pages or so, I was fully immerse in the story and couldn't put it down!

This book is centered around 2 sisters and how they separated in 1940 and then reconnected in 1952. Iris falls in love with Sasha, an American diplomat, and leaves her sister who is departing back to America due to the Cold War starting. Iris and Sasha move around, have some children, but Iris has always been suspect to Sasha's communist beliefs. 

In 1952, Ruth starts receiving post cards from her estranged sister, Iris, asking her to come visit them in Moscow for the birth of their child. However, CIA agent Sumner Fox has been keeping tabs on Iris and Sasha and together Ruth and Fox travel to Russia together, posing as a married couple to get Iris and her children out of the Soviet Union.

Things take a turn when you find out which side everyone ends up on.

This story has some bada** females in it and I loved every second of this wild ride. It got a little confusing trying to keep tabs on who was spying for who and I did feel the ending was a little rushed but in the end Iris surprised me. I thought she was going to be a plain jane, does whatever her husband commands and stay naive the entire story but I loved the character development with her. Even the romance with Ruth and Fox was enticing and I would love a second novel with them or even just a Novella.

If you are into spies, bada** females, a little love story and a bunch of action, this is the book for you. If you love anything Beatriz Williams writes, then this book is also for you. 

Happy Readings!