Cold War, hot spies, y'all. Vincent and Kolya are back -- in the Deep South. They must protect a brilliant chemist and his family while the man completes the new formula he's promised to sell to T.H.R.U.S.T.<br><br>The assignment should have been a piece of pecan pie, but F.I.S.T. has its eye on the formula, and the local rednecks take exception to a bunch of Damn Yankees moving into their territory. Can the two spies keep the family safe? Will the doctor's two precocious children sabotage the whole assignment?<br><br>And what about Vincent and Kolya's new relationship? This is their first assignment since they made the decision to move in together. Can they cope with the strain of the job ... and the humidity? Or will their new romance be put on the back burner along with the grits and collard greens?

Southern Fried Spies

“I finally got Billy to sack out on the sofa,” he said softly. “He was determined to wait up for you two. Margaret had the sense to go back up to bed.”


He led the way to the kitchen, where he closed the door behind them. “There is no question now. If they sent those men after us, they’re no longer interested in negotiating with me.”


“No,” Nikoloz said, pouring himself a cup of coffee. “They know you have come to us.”


Dr. Yarborough dropped heavily into a chair. “I would like to take my work to your office in Atlanta, if I could. Will you stay and help the children pack? It shouldn’t take me more than a day, perhaps a day and a half, to set everything up.”


“Take what time you need,” Vincent said. “The children will be safe until you get back.”


“Jones could stay in place of Rogers,” Nikoloz suggested.


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