Title: A Touch of Treachery
Series: Section 47 #3
Previous books in this series: A Sesnse of Danger (#1) | Sugar Plum Spies (#2)
Author: Jennifer Estep
Genre: Adult, urban fantasy
Publication date: August 26th 2025
Published by: Jennifer Estep
Source: eARC for review from author
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Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up a new, action-packed adventure in her Section 47 urban fantasy world. This series features secrets, lies, and superspies with amazing magical abilities, along with dangerous missions, double crosses, and a swoon-worthy romance. Perfect for fans of Alias, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Nikita, True Lies, and Netflix’s Bodyguard.
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS . . .
My name is Charlotte Locke, and I’m on a mission to capture my nemesis. As an analyst for Section 47, a secret spy organization, I use my magical form of synesthesia to track down paramortal criminals, but one villain keeps eluding me—Henrika Hyde.
Henrika claims to have answers about my father’s death on a Section 47 mission years ago, and she has also created a horrific new weapon capable of killing even the strongest paramortals, which makes her my number one target. Helping me is Desmond Percy, a powerful galvanist who is my partner both inside and outside Section 47.
Desmond wants to take Henrika down just as badly as I do, but our mission quickly goes sideways, and soon we’re surrounded by enemies on all sides with no idea whom we can truly trust.
A TROUBLING FUTURE . . .
The name Desmond Percy is well known inside Section 47, since I’m one of the organization’s top cleaners, aka assassins. Charlotte Locke and I have been tracking Henrika Hyde for months, and when we finally get a lead on her location, we jump at the chance to take down the weapons maker once and for all.
I’m determined to help Charlotte get the answers she is so desperately seeking, as well as taking my revenge on Henrika for killing my best friend.
But the deeper Charlotte and I dig into Henrika and her murky motives, the more dangerous our mission becomes. Henrika is playing her own spy game, and Charlotte and I are just the pawns she is using to achieve her own evil ends—caught up in a deadly legacy of treachery.
I think it goes without saying that I loved this book. Jennifer Estep is my favorite author, so I can definitely be biased 😆 But it really was good! We haven't had a new book in this series for quite some time, so I was particularly excited about that, especially because urban fantasy remains my favorite genre to this day. And this series is filled with spies, assassins, and a ton of really cool magic! I love it!
Another thing I love is the action. It's actually one of my favorite things about this author's books! The action sequences she writes are always really good! And her books always start with action, so I am always immediately hooked. And then the fight sequence at the end of this book, I was STRESSED, let me tell you. Lol.
I also love all the lovable characters Jennifer Estep brings to life in her books. I immediately fall in love with them, without fail. Lol. Desmond, for example, I forgot how freaking sweet he was. He is just so thoughtful and respectful of Charlotte. May a love like that find me one day 🥹 I literally cannot get over how cute they are together!
But it's not just the romance in this book that I loved. I also really enjoyed the friendships and camaraderie among the characters. Especially the supportive and trusting friendship between Charlotte and Gabriel. And not to mention the banter and budding bromance between Gabriel and Desmond 😆 It's always a fun time. Lol.
I even like the antagonists. Henrika is just such an intriguing, conniving character. In this book, we find out more about her, some backstory and motivations behind her actions. It was interesting. And then there's Jethro Percy, Desmond's dad and superior. I'm calling him an antagonist just for the fact that he's an asshole. Lol. He was such an infuriating character, with how he treated Charlotte and even his own son. But infuriating in a good way. He is not meant to be a likable character, and boy, did I dislike him. Lol.
One thing I have to mention that was a really nice surprise for me was the setting. I don't know what it is about books set in a ski resort-type location, but I am such a sucker for them! Not that I go to ski resorts often—I went once for a 4th-grade field trip, and let me tell you, I am not coordinated enough for skiing. I kid you not, I literally ran into a fence that time 🤣 Anyway, maybe thats why I like this setting so much—because I don’t go to these types of place often (even though we have a ski resort/lodge pretty close to where I live. But in my defense, I am neither coordinated nor outdoorsy for that, sooo 😂). But it’s just a fun time in books. Especially because Desmond and Charlotte were undercover and attending some fancy events at the resort.
This book is called A Touch of Treachery, and let me tell you, there was treachery indeed. And it was wild! In the end, when all the revelations and confessions came to light, there was one character I felt really bad for because they did not deserve this heinous betrayal. But the story leading up to this was really good! The twists and turns were so well done! I cannot wait for the next book in the series!
I also love all the lovable characters Jennifer Estep brings to life in her books. I immediately fall in love with them, without fail. Lol. Desmond, for example, I forgot how freaking sweet he was. He is just so thoughtful and respectful of Charlotte. May a love like that find me one day 🥹 I literally cannot get over how cute they are together!
But it's not just the romance in this book that I loved. I also really enjoyed the friendships and camaraderie among the characters. Especially the supportive and trusting friendship between Charlotte and Gabriel. And not to mention the banter and budding bromance between Gabriel and Desmond 😆 It's always a fun time. Lol.
I even like the antagonists. Henrika is just such an intriguing, conniving character. In this book, we find out more about her, some backstory and motivations behind her actions. It was interesting. And then there's Jethro Percy, Desmond's dad and superior. I'm calling him an antagonist just for the fact that he's an asshole. Lol. He was such an infuriating character, with how he treated Charlotte and even his own son. But infuriating in a good way. He is not meant to be a likable character, and boy, did I dislike him. Lol.
One thing I have to mention that was a really nice surprise for me was the setting. I don't know what it is about books set in a ski resort-type location, but I am such a sucker for them! Not that I go to ski resorts often—I went once for a 4th-grade field trip, and let me tell you, I am not coordinated enough for skiing. I kid you not, I literally ran into a fence that time 🤣 Anyway, maybe thats why I like this setting so much—because I don’t go to these types of place often (even though we have a ski resort/lodge pretty close to where I live. But in my defense, I am neither coordinated nor outdoorsy for that, sooo 😂). But it’s just a fun time in books. Especially because Desmond and Charlotte were undercover and attending some fancy events at the resort.
This book is called A Touch of Treachery, and let me tell you, there was treachery indeed. And it was wild! In the end, when all the revelations and confessions came to light, there was one character I felt really bad for because they did not deserve this heinous betrayal. But the story leading up to this was really good! The twists and turns were so well done! I cannot wait for the next book in the series!
As much as you like this author, I really need to give them a try. They are on my read sometime list. Great review!
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Yesss I hope you get to some of her books soon! And she has many to choose from! Lol.
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