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From Dusty With Love:
There’s a new spy on the block and what she lacks in skills she makes up for with perky enthusiasm.
Out of work actress Dusty Hall, is recruited into His Majesty’s Secret Service and this might be her best role yet! In training she meets Yazmin Khan, the epitome of a walking lethal weapon and a total badass. The two women couldn’t be more different but together they make the perfect duo.
Ready or not, the duo are sent on their first undercover to infiltrate a Moroccan hotelier and suspected arms smuggler, Ahmed Al Sahid. Except there’s a snag, it falls on her sister Coco’s hen weekend. As maid-of-honour it is Dusty’s duty to ensure the bride-to-be has the best hen weekend ever! Coco is not someone you want to disappoint and is far scarier than any deadly, undercover operation. So, Dusty comes up with a cunning plan, to kill two birds with one stone, why not invite all the hens to Marrakech, job done. All she has to do is keep the two worlds apart - what could possibly go wrong?
Out of work actress Dusty Hall, is recruited into His Majesty’s Secret Service and this might be her best role yet! In training she meets Yazmin Khan, the epitome of a walking lethal weapon and a total badass. The two women couldn’t be more different but together they make the perfect duo.
Ready or not, the duo are sent on their first undercover to infiltrate a Moroccan hotelier and suspected arms smuggler, Ahmed Al Sahid. Except there’s a snag, it falls on her sister Coco’s hen weekend. As maid-of-honour it is Dusty’s duty to ensure the bride-to-be has the best hen weekend ever! Coco is not someone you want to disappoint and is far scarier than any deadly, undercover operation. So, Dusty comes up with a cunning plan, to kill two birds with one stone, why not invite all the hens to Marrakech, job done. All she has to do is keep the two worlds apart - what could possibly go wrong?
334 pages, Paperback
Published November 22, 2022
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Nina Whyle
12 books7 followersNina Whyle is a writing duo made up of two best friends.
We write easy-reading, comical adventures about young woman coming into their own, no matter how haphazardly - with a dash of romance, always guaranteed.
Our latest book is a comedy espionage adventure with female friendships and family at its heart. It is bursting with action, intrigue and bucket loads of glamour.
We write easy-reading, comical adventures about young woman coming into their own, no matter how haphazardly - with a dash of romance, always guaranteed.
Our latest book is a comedy espionage adventure with female friendships and family at its heart. It is bursting with action, intrigue and bucket loads of glamour.
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January 30, 2023
Dusty Hall. An aspiring actress. Except all is not going well in Dusty’s life. After multiple failed auditions and being fired from jobs , she’s ready to give up. But when she’s recruited into His Majesty’s Secret Service, her life might just change for the better. Meeting new friends and juggling her personal life and new undercover life, will Dusty be able to keep everyone pleased and herself safe? When Dusty’s first mission falls in the same weekend as her sisters hen do, she is faced with her first challenge as an agent.
This book impressed me so much! It was incredibly funny and I found myself laughing out loud. And it was different!! This is unlike anything I’ve read before, and I really enjoyed that. Dusty is a relatable and strong independent woman - this is something I find not all books feature. Dusty and Yaz’s friendship is great. I love how friendship is the major theme of this book. And watching Dusty heal her relationship with her sister was rather comforting to read. Whilst I love Dusty, she’s definitely got a lot to learn and growing to do as a person and can’t wait to watch this unfold in this fabulous series.
This book impressed me so much! It was incredibly funny and I found myself laughing out loud. And it was different!! This is unlike anything I’ve read before, and I really enjoyed that. Dusty is a relatable and strong independent woman - this is something I find not all books feature. Dusty and Yaz’s friendship is great. I love how friendship is the major theme of this book. And watching Dusty heal her relationship with her sister was rather comforting to read. Whilst I love Dusty, she’s definitely got a lot to learn and growing to do as a person and can’t wait to watch this unfold in this fabulous series.
December 28, 2023
this is not my typical genre, but I really enjoyed this. it was fast-paced, easy to read and so much fun. love the Elle Woods x Charlie’s Angels x girl power. this would make such a fun chick-flick-action-comedy movie🙌🏼 I really liked how Dusty is super girly and glittery and then she becomes this baddie spy. growing up my dream was to become a spy since Totally Spies and Kim Possible were some of my favorite tv-shows, so this girl power spy/espionage was super fun to read🕵️♀️💓
such a fun idea to combine a hen weekend with an undercover mission💫
I did guess a little bit of the plot, but it was still very fun to read and figure out how everything was tied together👏🏼 I’m excited for Dusty’s next adventure🌸
such a fun idea to combine a hen weekend with an undercover mission💫
I did guess a little bit of the plot, but it was still very fun to read and figure out how everything was tied together👏🏼 I’m excited for Dusty’s next adventure🌸
March 12, 2023
Many thanks to Nina and Claire for my gifted signed copy of From Dusty With Love.
Now I'm usually not a huge fan of spy novels. I think I've only watched one James Bond film and I eye rolled through it all. But, there was something about Dusty that pulled me to read it. It's not everyday you read about a female spy, and I thought with the added hen weekend it might add something to it.
From the first chapter I knew I was going to enjoy. Dusty Hall is a great character, definitely not your stereotypical spy. Being a spy isn't even on Dusty's radar.
"Recruit No.6: Me. The interloper. With the muscle definition of a dandelion in high winds."
From that quote there you can see that humour is integral to this book. And that is why I love this story and will invest in the rest of the series. You get a mix of thrills and spills of a spy novel, but it’s written in a light hearted way that we can all enjoy.
As I've said Dusty is a great character. When she unwittingly joins Duty Calls here she meets Yaz. Think chalk and cheese and you'll have Dusty and Yaz. The developing friendship between these two is wonderful and I'm sure there's much more to Yaz's character to uncover in upcoming books.
I started and finished From Dusty With Love in a day. It was effortless to read, so entertaining. Who knew that a bunch of drunk women could be an integral part to the mission. Dusty is a natural spy, even though she definitely isn't cut out to be a spy. With a splendid cast of characters and storyline you'd be a fool to not read this book.
I'm already excited for the next installment in the Duty Calls series.
Now I'm usually not a huge fan of spy novels. I think I've only watched one James Bond film and I eye rolled through it all. But, there was something about Dusty that pulled me to read it. It's not everyday you read about a female spy, and I thought with the added hen weekend it might add something to it.
From the first chapter I knew I was going to enjoy. Dusty Hall is a great character, definitely not your stereotypical spy. Being a spy isn't even on Dusty's radar.
"Recruit No.6: Me. The interloper. With the muscle definition of a dandelion in high winds."
From that quote there you can see that humour is integral to this book. And that is why I love this story and will invest in the rest of the series. You get a mix of thrills and spills of a spy novel, but it’s written in a light hearted way that we can all enjoy.
As I've said Dusty is a great character. When she unwittingly joins Duty Calls here she meets Yaz. Think chalk and cheese and you'll have Dusty and Yaz. The developing friendship between these two is wonderful and I'm sure there's much more to Yaz's character to uncover in upcoming books.
I started and finished From Dusty With Love in a day. It was effortless to read, so entertaining. Who knew that a bunch of drunk women could be an integral part to the mission. Dusty is a natural spy, even though she definitely isn't cut out to be a spy. With a splendid cast of characters and storyline you'd be a fool to not read this book.
I'm already excited for the next installment in the Duty Calls series.
February 17, 2023
The Blurb :
Out of work actress Dusty Hall, is recruited into His Majesty’s Secret Service and this might be her best role yet! In training she meets Yazmin Khan, the epitome of a walking lethal weapon and a total badass. The two women couldn’t be more different but together they make the perfect duo.
Ready or not, the duo are sent on their first undercover mission: to infiltrate a Moroccan hotelier and suspected arms smuggler, Ahmed Al Sahid. Except there’s a snag, it falls on her sister Coco’s hen weekend. As maid-of-honour it is Dusty’s duty to ensure the bride-to-be has the best hen weekend ever! Coco is not someone you want to disappoint and is far scarier than any deadly, undercover operation. So, Dusty comes up with a cunning plan, to kill two birds with one stone, why not invite all the hens to Marrakech, job done. All she has to do is keep the two worlds apart - what could possibly go wrong?
My Thoughts :
We meet Dusty Hall, always wanting to be an Actress, Dusty has had many knock backs and recently been fired from her job. Just when she thinks things cant get any worse, she meets a man on a night out, having drunk far too much she wakes the next morning with no memory of the night before. She finds a card in her pocket with instrutions to a job interview. Thinking she may aswell go to the interview as she has nothing to loose, Dusty attends thinking its for a cleaning job. After meeting two men and answering some strange questions, she thinks she doesnt stand a chance, but Dusty is offered the job and told she is just what they were looking for.
All is not as it seems when she realises the job is actually for His Majesty’s Secret Service.
Dusty now has to work undercover. She still needs to please her friends and family, and when her sister Coco’s hen do falls on the same weekend as her first trip to Morocco, she has to think pretty quick of a solution.
Can Dusty do her job and keep herself safe, aswell as keeping her family happy or will she end up losing everything before it even starts!?
This story gripped me right from the first page, Dusty is a fun character that pulls you in from the start, I loved her, she will certainly have you laughing throughout.
Nina Whyte, has given us just enough to keep us engrossed in the story from beginning to end. And has added in some likeable characters which all add to the story.
Hope to read more from Nina Whyle in the future
** This has been reviewed for Whispering Stories blog, thank you for the copy **
Out of work actress Dusty Hall, is recruited into His Majesty’s Secret Service and this might be her best role yet! In training she meets Yazmin Khan, the epitome of a walking lethal weapon and a total badass. The two women couldn’t be more different but together they make the perfect duo.
Ready or not, the duo are sent on their first undercover mission: to infiltrate a Moroccan hotelier and suspected arms smuggler, Ahmed Al Sahid. Except there’s a snag, it falls on her sister Coco’s hen weekend. As maid-of-honour it is Dusty’s duty to ensure the bride-to-be has the best hen weekend ever! Coco is not someone you want to disappoint and is far scarier than any deadly, undercover operation. So, Dusty comes up with a cunning plan, to kill two birds with one stone, why not invite all the hens to Marrakech, job done. All she has to do is keep the two worlds apart - what could possibly go wrong?
My Thoughts :
We meet Dusty Hall, always wanting to be an Actress, Dusty has had many knock backs and recently been fired from her job. Just when she thinks things cant get any worse, she meets a man on a night out, having drunk far too much she wakes the next morning with no memory of the night before. She finds a card in her pocket with instrutions to a job interview. Thinking she may aswell go to the interview as she has nothing to loose, Dusty attends thinking its for a cleaning job. After meeting two men and answering some strange questions, she thinks she doesnt stand a chance, but Dusty is offered the job and told she is just what they were looking for.
All is not as it seems when she realises the job is actually for His Majesty’s Secret Service.
Dusty now has to work undercover. She still needs to please her friends and family, and when her sister Coco’s hen do falls on the same weekend as her first trip to Morocco, she has to think pretty quick of a solution.
Can Dusty do her job and keep herself safe, aswell as keeping her family happy or will she end up losing everything before it even starts!?
This story gripped me right from the first page, Dusty is a fun character that pulls you in from the start, I loved her, she will certainly have you laughing throughout.
Nina Whyte, has given us just enough to keep us engrossed in the story from beginning to end. And has added in some likeable characters which all add to the story.
Hope to read more from Nina Whyle in the future
** This has been reviewed for Whispering Stories blog, thank you for the copy **
February 21, 2023
Oh this was such a fun read. An ordinary young woman loses her job in a portaloo company and is recruited as a spy by the government - what a fresh story!
When Dusty is assigned to her first assignment in Marrakesh on the very weekend her sister has ordained as her hen weekend she has to think fast. Bringing the hen weekend to the city while she is an undercover spy throws up many funny moments and close calls. Can she complete her mission and give her sister a hen weekend to remember without giving herself away?
The dialogue throughout particularly between Dusty and her female friends is clever and authentic. I loved the friendships that ran through this book.
It’s a well written, funny and lighthearted read with more than a couple of laugh out loud moments.
Dusty is a brilliant character. Fun, ballsy and relatable. Her sister Coco the bridezilla on the other hand…
Definitely recommend if you are looking for a escapist read
When Dusty is assigned to her first assignment in Marrakesh on the very weekend her sister has ordained as her hen weekend she has to think fast. Bringing the hen weekend to the city while she is an undercover spy throws up many funny moments and close calls. Can she complete her mission and give her sister a hen weekend to remember without giving herself away?
The dialogue throughout particularly between Dusty and her female friends is clever and authentic. I loved the friendships that ran through this book.
It’s a well written, funny and lighthearted read with more than a couple of laugh out loud moments.
Dusty is a brilliant character. Fun, ballsy and relatable. Her sister Coco the bridezilla on the other hand…
Definitely recommend if you are looking for a escapist read
November 28, 2022
This book is absolutely brilliant. It has everything, a feisty female lead in Dusty, she's wonderfully flawed but simply fantastic. From the first few pages she had me giggling away to myself and as the story progresses, I was her biggest cheerleader even in the deepest chaos. Her fear of receiving her P45 all the time is just so cute. But don't be fooled- this is one savvy lady. How great to challenge the mi6 stereotypes.
The ensemble cast is also sublime. Yaz makes for a great partner in anti-crime, Coco plays the annoying but sickly sweet sister and Dusty's roomie is just a delight too.
Some real LOL moments in this one, toilet jokes in the least crude way possible, and a few surprises along the way too.
A superb all-round entertaining read. Book 2 immediately please!
The ensemble cast is also sublime. Yaz makes for a great partner in anti-crime, Coco plays the annoying but sickly sweet sister and Dusty's roomie is just a delight too.
Some real LOL moments in this one, toilet jokes in the least crude way possible, and a few surprises along the way too.
A superb all-round entertaining read. Book 2 immediately please!
November 26, 2023
3.75 rounded up for the sake of goodreads.
I really enjoyed the plot of this book! It was witty, funny and full of surprises. I loved the main character, Dusty and her friendship with Yaz. I also loved the teeny tiny potential workplace to lovers trope we may have going on…
The only fault I have with this book really is the writing style. I’m not a huge fan of second person narration to the reader and there were a few too many ‘!’ Within the inner dialogue, but apart from that I really enjoyed!
Definitely recommend if you are into general fiction novels full of friendship, secret service and fun adventure!
I really enjoyed the plot of this book! It was witty, funny and full of surprises. I loved the main character, Dusty and her friendship with Yaz. I also loved the teeny tiny potential workplace to lovers trope we may have going on…
The only fault I have with this book really is the writing style. I’m not a huge fan of second person narration to the reader and there were a few too many ‘!’ Within the inner dialogue, but apart from that I really enjoyed!
Definitely recommend if you are into general fiction novels full of friendship, secret service and fun adventure!
June 27, 2023
This was a fantastic palette cleanser after reading some thrillers.
Dusty has an average life, average job and (below) average boyfriend. After an apparent chance meeting with the mysterious Mr Ottoman, Dusty changes career path and finds her true calling. This complicates plans for her demanding sisters wedding but Dusty manages to combine a top secret mission with Coco’s hen party (because….why not!?).
This is James Bond with more lipstick and a ginger (not white) cat.
This book is so much fun and I absolutely loved all the characters especially Dusty and her work partner Yaz. There are some laugh out loud moments and I really enjoyed joining Dusty on her journey from zero to hero. This is definitely a book you can just sit back and lose yourself in. It’s a lovely easy read with some relatable situations (maybe not the secret agent aspect but definitely the family situations and dead end jobs).
Massive thank you to for my review copy. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m really pleased to see this is the first in the Duty Calls series – MORE DUSTY? YES PLEASE!
Dusty has an average life, average job and (below) average boyfriend. After an apparent chance meeting with the mysterious Mr Ottoman, Dusty changes career path and finds her true calling. This complicates plans for her demanding sisters wedding but Dusty manages to combine a top secret mission with Coco’s hen party (because….why not!?).
This is James Bond with more lipstick and a ginger (not white) cat.
This book is so much fun and I absolutely loved all the characters especially Dusty and her work partner Yaz. There are some laugh out loud moments and I really enjoyed joining Dusty on her journey from zero to hero. This is definitely a book you can just sit back and lose yourself in. It’s a lovely easy read with some relatable situations (maybe not the secret agent aspect but definitely the family situations and dead end jobs).
Massive thank you to for my review copy. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m really pleased to see this is the first in the Duty Calls series – MORE DUSTY? YES PLEASE!
June 26, 2023
So this is my book, which I co-wrote with my writing partner, Clare Whyle. I have given myself a solid 5 stars because, let's be honest, who else knows my book better than me? Plus, giving it anything less would be like serving a gourmet meal and saying, 'Eh, it's just okay.'
So, if you haven't read it, what can I say here to convince you otherwise?
Step into the shoes of Dusty Hall, a struggling actress turned spy. From the moment Dusty seizes the opportunity to train as a spy, her life takes a thrilling turn. Joined by the skilled and deadly Yazmin Kahn, they embark on their first mission: infiltrating a Moroccan hotelier's operation all the while attending her sister's hen weekend. The suspense builds as Dusty uncovers a web of smuggling and encounters a head of security who poses a constant threat.
As Dusty struggles to keep her spy life separate from the festivities, she faces unexpected challenges and a startling revelation that puts her loved ones at risk. With heart-pounding moments and shocking twists, this gripping tale will keep you guessing until the very end.
But that's not all! Beyond the adrenaline-pumping spy missions, Dusty's personal journey takes centre stage. Will she embrace her new life as an MI6 agent, or succumb to another tempting offer ?
Join Dusty Hall on her thrilling adventure and discover what it truly means to be a spy.
Warmest Regards,
Nina Whyle
So, if you haven't read it, what can I say here to convince you otherwise?
Step into the shoes of Dusty Hall, a struggling actress turned spy. From the moment Dusty seizes the opportunity to train as a spy, her life takes a thrilling turn. Joined by the skilled and deadly Yazmin Kahn, they embark on their first mission: infiltrating a Moroccan hotelier's operation all the while attending her sister's hen weekend. The suspense builds as Dusty uncovers a web of smuggling and encounters a head of security who poses a constant threat.
As Dusty struggles to keep her spy life separate from the festivities, she faces unexpected challenges and a startling revelation that puts her loved ones at risk. With heart-pounding moments and shocking twists, this gripping tale will keep you guessing until the very end.
But that's not all! Beyond the adrenaline-pumping spy missions, Dusty's personal journey takes centre stage. Will she embrace her new life as an MI6 agent, or succumb to another tempting offer ?
Join Dusty Hall on her thrilling adventure and discover what it truly means to be a spy.
Warmest Regards,
Nina Whyle
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