Tall, tanned and blonde, Rachel Edmistone, forty-something mother of three, lives in sparkling, harbourside Sydney and is married to the perfect man – Adrian, who has the looks to match his piles of cash. Or so Rachel thinks. Rachel is the powerhouse behind the star-studded Butterfly Ball, a fundraiser for causes in Sydney and Sri Lanka. She also runs a busy PR company. Then tragedy strikes, when Adrian is killed in a freak accident – leaving her in overwhelming grief and in debt. But when the stars align for a fresh start in Sri Lanka, will Rachel have the courage to take a chance on herself and discover what riches really mean? This novella explores a slice of life more often seen on the pages of glossy magazines – and the cost of that life in reality. THE RELUCTANT SPY is a sumptuous trip from Sydney to Sri Lanka – one that shows no paradise is ever quite what it seems.