This is hard to rate because I mostly liked the book. There are a few weird plot choices but once we get to the twist I kind of lost it. The twist was obvious (but also weirdly written leading up to it) but the MMC response to it felt really misogynistic at times and was really off putting and out of the blue. It just felt like craming a square peg in a round hole at this point.

But, again, I was entertained just raised my ey brows one too many times.

Kortney Keisel is one of my favorite romcom writers and I LOVED listening to this favorite narrated by Andy Harrington and Amanda Friday–they are definite favorites! I love the way they read the characters and bring them to life with humor, wit, and swoon. I fell in love all over again with this holiday gem.

A jolting, crackling kiss on an escalator. An instant attraction interlaced with danger. A cross-country trip that will swoon your fuzzy socks off. This story was all that I hoped for and more!

This is not only a Christmas romcom, with all the swoon and laughs, but also a stunning and romantic suspense/spy story. Give me all the melty marshmallows in my mug of hot chocolate!

These lovable and capricious characters, Park and Lacee, were so perfect in the way they bantered, engaged, and "kissed their way through the holidays." I couldn't get enough of them and their unpredictable situation. I went through all the emotions, including twists and turns that left me breathless.

I won't forget this holiday escape and I loved every single second of it!

The narration was great, Im not a fan of duet narration, but this was one I enjoyed. The narrators did a great job with bringing these 2 people to life.

Cute but the graphic death threw me off on a cute holiday read 

🔫 closed door 
🔫 CIA operative 
🔫 Christmas fling
🔫 Action packed 
🔫 Twists and mystery

Thank you for this ALC!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Christmas adventure romcom
Content: some crude language (douche), some innuendo, gunfire, violence, killing bad guys

Later On We’ll Conspire is the hilarious tale of Park, a CIA agent, and Lacee, the girl who unknowingly gets dragged into Park’s mission. This one is so much fun!

There’s all sorts of shenanigans that you’ll love:
👗 the meet cute
🏠 breaking and entering
✈️ the antics on the flight
🦌 Blitzen attack
👵🏻 Mary

If you need want to laugh your way through an adventure, this is your book!

Favorite Quote:
👩🏻‍🦰It’s like I’ve died and gone to hot redhead heaven.

😍With Lacee, I want to be a gentleman.

Unfortunately, this was a miss for me. The fact that the plot was so obvious was the biggest issue I had. I knew the ending very early on. The only redeeming part of the end was Mrs. Bradford‘s performance, it was great. Park had botched his undercover job and was now assigned random jobs. The cute meet with Lacee could have been funny, if Park had not been in his underwear. Which we find him in said attire on multiple occasions. This book is labeled as a closed door, sizzling satire, but I thought they pushed the boundaries on too many instances. I thought both characters, all though supposedly professional spies for the government, were childish and immature in their speech and their mannerisms. As far as the narrators, the male narrator was tolerable, but the female narrator was very nasally, and they were not synced at the right speed in my opinion. So sadly, I would not recommend this book. If you are a fan of satire maybe you would enjoy it. I did read most of the others in the series and enjoyed the majority of them. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

If you read this book sarcastically, then I would rate this as 5 stars.

If you read this book literally, 2 stars. There was so much innuendo and lies going on. But its a spy novel, and if you read it in a non literal sense, then it is way more enjoyable and even fun to read.

The witty banter had me laughing. I listened to this book over the course of many walks and multiple people looked at me funny as I was walking because I couldn't stop cracking up. The audio is great, I really liked the narrators that the author chose.

Thank you to Dreamscape Audio and NetGalley for the advance listener copy. A review was not required.

Hallmark meets Jason Bourne in this genre defying holiday read!

Kortney Keisel delivers a unique Christmas romance full of her trademark wit and humor. Oh, and there are also spies, assassins, and traitors. Prepare to suspend your disbelief and just enjoy the ride!

I don't want to spoil anything, so I will just say...if you enjoyed the movie Knight and Day, you will love this book!

I listened to the audiobook and the narrators were fantastic! They had me laughing out loud throughout. They really did justice to Keisel's witty writing.

*Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Select for the ALC, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

I loved this book! This little gem is now an audiobook - just in time for the Christmas season. I loved listening to it and absolutely loved the story line. The unexpected twists kept me on my toes and I caught myself repeatedly laughing out loud at the characters' antics!

A majority of the book takes place in Leavenworth, WA, making it all the more magical, as this is a real Bevarian village that knows how to celebrate Christmas.

This story is part of the Christmas Escape Series where different authors write each book. The first two books in the series I really enjoyed, this one however, just didn’t do it for me. I was never fully invested in the story and never connected with the characters. Parts of this book seemed too unrealistic and ridiculous. CIA operatives that get in this much trouble along the way. I mean come on...really?

This was a re-read on audio and I upped my rating to 5 stars! This book is absolutely ridiculous but I was here for it! I loved the banter between Park and Lacee. Loved the action scenes, the swoony kisses and mystery of the case. I laughed so many times and smiled frequently at the sweet moments. It has major Knight and Day vibes but with a really awesome surprise. If you are looking for a funny, action-filled Christmas romcom with a different twist then this one is for you.

Both narrators did a fantastic job bringing these characters to life. I think their performance is what pushed this to that next star for me.

I received an advanced copy of this audiobook via NetGalley. The thoughts and opinions in this review are my own.

Romantic Content: Kisses

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC Audiobook.

This story follows Lacee and Park Bradshaw in a Die-Hard inspired Christmas Rom-Com with spies and mysteries.

This book was super fun and an easy read with lots of action and banter with the Christmas holiday background.

I enjoyed this and the narrator was great and I would recommend this book!

Later On We'll Conspire, A Sweet Romantic Comedy, by Kortney Keise and Narrated by Amanda Friday and Andy Harrington is SO cute!

I really enjoyed this listen. Nothing like a heist and holiday music to give you some holiday cheer! :) The book was very cute and innocent. Any easy, quick listen. The narrators did an excellent job with their characters, Lacee and Park Bradshaw.

With a name like Park Bradshaw, you have to believe he is a hot 007 agent.

Cute listen. Nothing to take too seriously. Fun and cutesy. A Hallmark movie in the making.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Select for the advance listen in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

3.5 stars, rounded up.

The narration is absolutely spot on for this book, with a male and female narrator taking on the dual point of view story. It’s kind of a cross between a Christmas rom com and an action / spy novel, which makes it very entertaining. The humour and banter is great, highlighting the growing chemistry between Lacee and Park. The romance is clean, with the focus more on the action / adventure plot. All in all a really fun, festive read, that is greatly enhanced by the excellent narration.

Kind of like Mr. & Ms. Smith Christmas version! Lot's of banter, lot's of Holiday feeling! Fastpaced with action, tension and kisses.

Thanks NetGalley the ARC of this audiobook. I loved this Christmas book with a bit of adventure and action. I fully enjoyed this book especially since it takes place where I live. I had a fun experience listening to the story and the characters were really fun. I think even though it had a bit of Hallmark vibe with the romance side I still fully enjoyed it.

A quirky spy romcom with great banter, action and unexpected twists

Park is a spy and Lacee is in the wrong place at the wrong time. They end up getting into a Christmas situationship while they go home for the holidays.

I listened to this in an afternoon and had a great time with Park and Lacee's relationship. They were flirty and fun. The meet cute was top notch. The spy antics were silly and totally unrealistic, but be warned about multiple 💀. A couple plot points bothered me, so this isn't a five star for me, but I still enjoyed it.

The audiobook is in a duet style, which means the male dialogue is said by the male actor no matter whose POV we are in, and vice versa. I liked the female narrator and loved the male narrator.

Check this out if you like:
No spice
Flirty banter
Dual POV
Spy stories that don't take themselves seriously
A unique take on a Christmas romcom

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It's available on Kindle Unlimited

Thank you to Kortney Keisel, Dreamscape Select, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a pretty funny rom-com that'll remind you of all the spy movies. Knight and Day and Mr. and Mrs. Smith in particular came to mind for me, and Mission Impossible was a clear inspiration. The book references Bourne and Bond, but this isn't anywhere nearly serious enough to be like them.

No, this story is pretty fun, though it did stretch on a bit long. Or it might have just seemed that way because I listened at normal speed for once; 1.25x was too fast and the NetGalley app doesn't have anything in between because it's dumb. Yeah, thinking on it, the narrative's pace was fine.

I wasn't comfortable with Park and Lacee's manipulation of poor Mary Bradshaw, but they didn't have sinister intent and they didn't just use her and walk away. Mary became family, which made me feel much better about her involvement.

The narrators, Amanda Friday and Andy Harrington, were great. I didn't care for Harrington's speech rhythm at first but got used to it. He sounds a lot like Matthew Broderick.

Overall a pleasant and festive read.

What could bad breakups, chemical weapons, Christmas traditions, double agents, and falling in love have in common? Kortney Keisel’s Later On We’ll Conspire an upcoming holiday novel provides the answer. Keisel manages to weave all these elements together in a plot that while not entirely believable, is a fun one to read. Lacee is at the mall mourning a bad break up and wishing she had a reason to buy the slinky black dress she has her eye on. Park is there in an effort to get his hands on a computer drive that his handler Sienna needs to resolve a case. A chance encounter in a dressing room leads to intrigue and adventure and a holiday fling.
I love the title - I was humming Winter Wonderland much of the time as I listened to Amanda Friday and Andy Harrington narrate as Lacee and Park. I really like a good audiobook, and the action of this title was really enhanced for me by their work. The alternating narration was very nice in terms of perspective. I enjoyed the insight into both of the protagonists. The plot was very twisty and the dual perspective contributed nicely here as well. All of the great Christmas feels are here. I appreciate them. Having them juxtaposed against hard core action/murder should have seemed jarring, but Keisel really makes it work. She does the same with the romance plot line. The attraction is immediate and the kissing starts not long after…and yet Keisel creates a kind of a slow burn in the midst of a sort of crazy amount of action.
What a fun holiday read. Just cuddle in - fire up a hot chocolate and enjoy the ride. Kortney Keisel’s Later On We’ll Conspire - lives up to the promise of its iconic musical title.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!!

What a good book! I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I loved the main characters! They had great chemistry and worked so well together. I loved how the book just flowed. My first by this author but will not be my last!!