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MISS BELLE'S TRAVEL GUIDES

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Full Name: Miss Belle
Nationality: American
Organization: Miss Belle's Travel Guides
Occupation Spymaster

Creator: C. H. Lyn
Time Span: 2020 - 2024

ABOUT THE SERIES

Miss Belle is a spymaster.

That is not what her business card says. It would, if she actually had one which I am sure she does but I have not see it, tell us that she is the publisher of, and lead writer of, travel guides. You name the popular destination spot and chances are she had written about it or one of her associates have and she has a fair number of those, each eager to travel to different locales and describe what they find and provide helpful hints as to how to survive wherever and get the most out of your time and money. Quite useful for many an anticipatory voyager.

But she is a spymaster without a doubt. Those very same associates are trained by her and others working for her to do a whole lot more than just enjoy a spot and write about it. They are trained to notice everything, remember it all, and send all that interesting tidbits back to Miss Belle. And along the way they are also certain to be available for those paying for Miss Belle's services for anything else they might require, especially if it involves undercover work. And by undercover work, I really mean under the sheets work.

Miss Belle is also a madam. A very successful one. A very expensive one. And one very much in demand.

So, Miss Belle has several facets to her work and each of those work quite well together. She trains her young, beautiful women - and at least one, probably several, young men - in the skills needed to keep a client physically satisfied when they are in need of companionship on trips to those far-away placed mentioned already. She also trains them to be excellent covert operatives on her behalf, up to and including being able to defend themselves physically - and remember that the best defense is a good offense. And Miss Belle is able to parlay that gathered intelligence into a very impressive bankroll. Miss Belle is an independent spymaster. She does not work for any particular agency. She has no allegiance except to herself and her associates. And she does not come cheap.

Oh, Miss Belle's real name is, well, I am not sure if we are ever told it. This very attractive woman likely in her early 40s is known as Miss Belle to most people and just as Belle to others and she is known as Ana to her younger brother. Other than that is not said nor is much information on how Miss Belle became Miss Belle.

BOOKS

Number of Books:2
First Appearance:2020
Last Appearance:2024

1 Lacey Goes to Tokyo Lacey Goes to Tokyo
Written by C. H. Lyn
Copyright: 2020

"Lacey Devaine is a four-year veteran of a spy ring which fronts as an exclusive escort service, Miss Belle's Travel Guides. Maintaining her cover is Lacey's number one priority to protect the integrity of the operation she works for. While on assignment in Tokyo, a nosy newspaper reporter threatens to blow the lid off a scandal that will put dozens of innocent lives at risk. To protect her cover, Miss Belle is called in to act on intelligence Lacey has uncovered."
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2 Damen Goes To Peru Damen Goes To Peru
Written by C. H. Lyn
Copyright: 2024

"Damen has spent the last three years working for Miss Belle’s Travel Guides and hiding from his enemies in Peru. Life is good. His family is safe, he’s immersed in the art world, and he might be falling in love.
During a romantic, relaxing week away, he catches an international news broadcast that stops him dead. Vincente Buccero–an influential businessman, and the reason Damen had to leave Peru–has been released from prison. Damen is intimately familiar with the underhanded dealings Buccero uses to threaten the native people of Peru. But it’s the man’s sinister predilections, and the way he looks at his young assistant, that drives a spike of traumatic memory through Damen. He knows there is only one way to stop the man for good. Putting him in the ground."
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MY COMMENTS

It was sorta tricky to put the two Miss Belle's adventures into any particular sub-genre. Sex definitely plays a part in the tales. Intrigue does as well. Romance is also very prevalent. And believe it or not there is a fair amount of travel guide work - Do's and Don'ts of Travel - showing her cover work is intact. All the while, there is spying going on but for whom, other than Miss Belle, of course, well that is kept on the down-low.

But though I was stymied in labeling the stories, I found I was fascinated by them and enjoyed both of them more than I ever expected and I really wished there was more - and I looked, several times.

GRADE

My Grade: B

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