One of the coolest things about Reid’s Knitting in the City series is that each book is very different from the others, which makes it fun to read. 

Happily Ever Ninja features Fiona and Greg, who have been married for well over ten years at the opening of the book. That is, of course, unusual for a romance. And maybe this isn’t truly a romance novel for that reason, but it still is part of the series canon and anyone who likes the series will want to read it.

I read the prequel, Ninja at First Sight (#4.5), first, as is recommended. So I was already familiar with Fiona and Greg’s backstory. I think the book can still be enjoyed without reading the prequel, but if you’re a series purist don’t skip it. 

In Happily Ever Ninja, Greg is always gone because he is a petroleum engineer who works for a company that goes around the world helping to clean up processes at oil rigs. At the beginning of the story, he’s in South Africa and surprises Fiona by appearing home for 24 hours one day. They go hang out with the knitting crew and their significant others and come home and crash. Because Fiona is exhausted, being effectively a single mom of two active kids. Greg leaves the next morning. 

Three days later, Fiona finds out he’s been kidnapped. She also finds out he’s been lying about where he has been working. So Fiona, who oh yeah happens to be a former CIA operative, heads off to Nigeria to rescue him, all with the help of Quinn and some of her other friends. She gets to him and then the plan falls apart because of Greg being a bit arrogant and obstinate. Now they have to figure out how to get out of Nigeria safely without Fiona getting arrested for treason since she was explicitly told not to go. 

Fortunately, things do work out. But then Fiona and Greg have to work out their issues with each other after they’re safe and sound. It’s interesting to see how that happens in a mature relationship instead of what we usually get in romance novels—brand new, honeymoon-phase relationships.

This is another winner in the series and not one you’ll want to miss.