Quint and Darro have been on the boil for a while now - their story has overlapped with the other books in the series at times so you see the same story from different viewpoints. Quint and Darrow are true opposites - he loves his ranch and doesn't want to be involved in all the intrigue his family has found themselves involved in. Darrow is finally making decisions for herself and she is determined to be the next Spy in her family. Darrow thankfully redeems herself in this story. She finally drops the woe is me I'm so hard done by persona and actually grabs her life and runs with it. If only she and Quint could figure out how to have the best of both their worlds. Darrow actually becomes the hero several times and I really warmed to her as she became more true to herself and her own goals. I've really enjoyed the series. The only character I never truly warmed to was the Duchess - she was just so much a cold fish. I don't know how anyone gets along with her! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book provided to me and this is my honest opinion.