A Spy for Christmas

By Kristen James

What’s more dangerous? The Oregon wilderness? Hit men? Or the heat in Grayson’s arms?

Robin is flying back into the misty Pacific Northwest for Christmas, which is a bit fitting after her last so-so relationship ended. Things look up when Grayson sits next to her on the plane—he’s hot, charming, witty and very into her. She senses something darker underneanth his charm but it intrigues her even further. Unfortunately their chance meeting puts her in danger, and suddenly Robin is trapped into spending the holiday with this charming, mysterious man at a secluded mountain cabin. He vows to protect her with his own life if needed, but the danger isn’t just from the men tracking them down. Robin isn’t sure she can trust Grayson, and yet she’s pulled to his magnetism. Safety is quickly losing the battle to desire...

A romantic novella from the author of A Special Ops Christmas, A Cowboy for Christmas, More Than Memories, Point Hope, and Costa Rica.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kristen James
• Release date: Nov 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005917616

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A Spy for Christmas

A novella

What’s more dangerous? The Oregon wilderness? Hit men?

Or the heat in Grayson’s arms?

© 2022 Kristen James

www.writerkristenjames.com

More by Kristen James:

The Billionaire Who Bought Me

Point Hope – married romance, family drama

Talk to Me – New Adult Romance

Sarah’s Song – New Adult Music Romance

More than Memories

Embers of Hope

More than a Promise

A Cowboy for Christmas

In A Field of Oranges

Chapter One

Robin Holliday gazed through the airplane window, watching the pristine blue ocean fade away under the clouds as they flew out of Honolulu. Before, Christmastime in a tropical paradise seemed like a strange idea. Then she fell in love with Hawaii—the flowers, the colors, the sweetly scented air, and the Christmas decorations everywhere. Strange idea or not, Christmastime in beautiful weather was rather cheery. Maybe she should have booked her return flight after the actual holiday. Oh well.

Spending a solo week-long vacation in the sun, sand, and ocean had taken her mind off her problems. Actually, it had been fun to visit with people from all over the world, drink fruity cocktails, and eat shrimp to her heart’s content. Her ex, Alex, was allergic to any and all seafood so she’d given up her favorite fare for the last four years. Not anymore!

When it was nothing but clouds below, she turned forward, deciding it was time to think about her future. Not that she wanted to think about her life moving forward, but she was a practical person and had things to work out. She was flying home to Portland, Oregon, for a cold and snowy Christmas. To tell the truth, the foggy weather in the Pacific Northwest seemed better suited for the holiday, at least this year.

She heard a sigh from her seatmate, a petite woman who looked twenty or younger with multicolored hair. They’d chatted as they sat waiting for takeoff, and Robin learned the girl’s name was Arianna, Mrs. Arianna Berkley now that she was newly married.

I miss it already. I just spent two weeks on my honeymoon. Arianna, now Mrs. Berkley, kept talking while Robin took in that statement. It seemed strange that a woman would return from her honeymoon alone, but she really didn’t want to discuss anything wedding related.

Robin was the one who sighed this time.

I know, right? Arianna almost giggled. A shadow fell on them both.

Excuse me. A man—an extremely sexy man—leaned down toward the girl with a dashing smile on his strong face. Your husband told me you were back here by yourself, so… I said I would trade seats. I can’t let you two be apart during the Christmas season.

For a second, both women stared up at him in silence. A radiance in his eyes drew Robin in; even more than his rugged, strong features. Well, okay, she could stare a while at those brown eyes and that mouth…

Oh, thank you! And Merry Christmas! Arianna gushed, then threw her arms right around his neck, but quickly released him to grab her bag from the overhead. She hurried off with a little finger-wiggle wave and grin. Well, she’d forgotten about Robin quickly.

The man offered Robin a tentative smile and yet still appeared confident. I hope you don’t mind. His voice was deep, but not too deep, and very soothing.

She shook her head. Of course not. She didn’t