Mr. Never Again

The Arachnid Files

by Nancy Northcott

Mr. Never Again

When Arachnid agent Dana Gresham is assigned to guard a weapons designer, Dr. Ishna Mahajan, who is suspected of dealing with terrorists, the job has a upside and a downside. The upside is the location, an ancient English castle that’s now a hotel. The downside is working with her old love, agent Blaine Harris. Five years ago, Dana and Blaine walked away from each other after a quarrel spurred by his jealousy of the time she gave her younger siblings.

Now Blaine has realized he made a mistake. He wants another chance, so he asked to have Dana assigned to this case. As soon as they meet, each realizes the old spark is still there. Dana initially resolves to resist it, but as she and Blaine work together to uncover the truth about Mahajan’s intentions, she begins to realize that she also may have been too hasty. The kidnapping of Mahajan’s son by terrorists forces both her and Blaine to recognize what they still mean to each other. Can they mold those feelings into a future together?

127 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 21, 2021

About the author

Nancy Northcott’s childhood ambition was to grow up and become Wonder Woman. Around fourth grade, she realized it was too late to acquire Amazon genes, but she still loved comic books, science fiction, fantasy and YA romance. A sucker for fast action and wrenching emotion, Nancy combines the romance and high stakes she loves in the books she writes.

Her debut novel, Renegade, received a starred review from Library Journal. The reviewer called it “genre fiction at its best.” Nancy is a three-time RWA Golden Heart finalist and has won the Maggie, the Molly, the Emerald City Opener, and Put Your Heart in a Book.

Married since 1987, Nancy and her husband have one son, a bossy dog, and a house full of books.

Reviews

[ButtonsMom2003 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this a lot.

I like reading books the length of Mr. Never Again because I can easily read them in one evening. Nancy Northcott does a great job of telling a compelling story in this novella length book. Arachnid agents Dana Gresham and Blaine Harris were in a relationship until they had a disagreement and Blaine left.

I loved the second chance romance but the mystery and suspense really kept me focused on the story. We kind of know who the bad guys are right away but there are unanswered questions about the loyalty of Dr. Ishna Mahajan. I also loved the setting of this story. If it were real, Caynham Castle is a place I'd like to visit.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good story about two agents being sent to guard a weapons designer in a castle. The only issue that might cause a wrinkle is that is that they are exes! There is more to the assignment than is explained by the agency they are helping. There are some interesting twists and turns before they can close the case.