A Scent Of Seduction

Lust Potion #9 #2

by Colleen Collins

Kathryn Walters may once have been a career-obsessed book editor with a libido that fell asleep in the time-out corner, but no more. Ever since she and Coyote Sullivan—sports editor and Native American hottie—shared a sniff of a supposed lust potion, things have really heated up. So much so that she's abandoned her nightly fantasies in favor of a much steamier reality.

But are the fireworks the real deal?

Or is this fling the result of the potion? And if the stuff isn't fake, what do they do when the bottle runs dry?

Genres: Harlequin Blaze, Harlequin, Romance

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Colleen Collins is an award-winning author who’s written several dozen novels for Harlequin and Dorchester, including two indie-published mysteries, The Ungrateful Dead and its sequel, The Zen Man, as well as three nonfiction indie books, Secrets of a Real-Life Female Private Eye, How Do Private Eyes Do That? and How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths (the latter co-authored with Shaun Kaufman).

The second edition of the nonfiction book A LAWYER'S PRIMER: FROM CRIMES TO COURTROOMS, co-authored with defense attorney Shaun Kaufman, was released in March 2015. Her most recent fiction release is the romantic-mystery MISTLETOE AND MURDER IN LAS VEGAS, released December 2015.

Her books have placed first in the Aspen Gold Readers Choice Awards, Colorado Gold, Romancing the Rockies, and Top of the Peak contests. Her books have placed in the finals for the Holt Medallion, Best Indie Books 2012, Coeur de Bois Readers Choice, Award of Excellence, More than Magic, and Romance Writers of America RITA contests.

She’s a member of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA), Private Eye Writers of America (PWA), Romance Writers of America (RWA) and Sisters in Crime.

When not sleuthing or writing, Colleen likes to spend time with her husband and their two Rottweilers and three cats.

Reviews

[TINNGG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huh. Well. That was a surprise. I'm somewhat tempted to try to find the rest of the series. Somewhat.

So... our h, having turned into a workaholic after being hung out to dry for blowing the whistle on a scam, finds herself of late missing things she's been forgoing in order to have security. One of those things is ah... human contact, and our H is just the person to fantasize about. This is somewhat complicated by a friend applying love potion to her (I had to wonder why it didn't affect the friend) prior to a meeting. After a group hug, she finds herself with far more attention than she wants, and not just from the guys. It takes her most of the book to make the connection. In the meantime...

She and the H have made their connection and he finds himself faced with an ethical dilemma. I had to wonder about the h at the point where he decided to blow the whistle - she knew what it felt like to be abandoned, yet she pretty much told him that if he did, they were through. Hypocritical much? She did come to her senses fortunately. Otherwise...

[NIWAMANYA DESIRE]

da book was faboulous