Seduced by the Season

by Merline Lovelace

From 12 Gifts For ChristmasIt’s been a long time since Sophie Hawthorne has been seduced by anything—or anyone. Winters in Dublin, Ireland, are cold and dreary, and without family, the holidays are bleak and lonely. This year’s looking to be no different—it’s five days before Christmas and Sophie is still slinging drinks at the local pub and dreading going home to an empty flat, and an even emptier bed.

For FBI agent Clint Walker, things are heating up. He’s hot on the trail of a prehistoric-art thief who will be the key to bringing down a notorious drug czar. And he just caught a glimpse of the sexy blond waitress at the bar. Who just happens to be an art student at Trinity College and an expert in Mesolithic structures.

It’s the perfect excuse to mix business with pleasure. And Clint is determined to nail both his quarries….

Genres: Romance, Christmas, Novella, Contemporary Romance

8 pages, ebook

First published December 1, 2011

About the author

After a 23-year AF career, Colonel Merline Lovelace launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.

The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.

Reviews

[Luli · Rating 2 out of 5]

At Harlequin Holiday Collection: Four Classic Seasonal Novellas.

Nice but suuuper short.
The romance is sweet but rushed and there is not suspense. Not really. It´s more some background than plot.

[Lizabeth Tucker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clint Walker is on the trail of an art thief who specializes in prehistoric artifacts. A tip has led him from the United States to Dublin where he enlists American student and pub waitress Sophie Hawthorne to help him learn more about megalithic art. The longer he's in her presence, the more Clint is reluctantly attracted to Sophie.

Originally published in 2008, this is a wonderfully slow burn in the midst of an intriguing mystery. It had a sweet ending that was satisfying. I have to wonder if the choice of name for the hero was an accident or not. Clint Walker was the name of a 6 foot 6 inch actor, best known as the lead in the Western series CHEYENNE and the films NIGHT OF THE GRIZZLY and THE DIRTY DOZEN, among others. He was, by all accounts, a gentle giant as well as a better actor than many gave him credit for. 4 out of 5.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it's a novella, but the story not going anywhere.

[Riss 🫶🏻☕️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for a holiday read.