<p><strong>She thinks he's a thief breaking into her house at Christmastime. It turns out, he might just steal her heart.</strong></p><p></p><p>My plan, along with my fellow Outside the Bubble club members, was to surprise someone by putting up her Christmas lights.</p><p></p><p>When Annette comes home unexpectedly and catches me climbing a ladder to her roof, she assumes I'm the Grinch, coming to steal Christmas. Her dog gets in on the action, too, and before I know it, the three of us are on the ground in a tangle of twinkle lights.</p><p></p><p>She's an organized, driven executive with two grown kids. She recently divorced a husband who hid things from her, so I guess it shouldn't be a surprise that she can tell I'm keeping things about myself hidden.</p><p></p><p>I was an intelligence operative in the field, and I still work for the same top-secret government agency. So you could say that I'm full of secrets.</p><p></p><p>Even though I've spent a lifetime staying away from relationships, sparks fly, and love sneaks up on me like a spy on a midnight mission. But I've spent my life in disguise-currently as Abraham in the office and Hammy everywhere else- and I'm not sure if I can show the real me.</p><p></p><p>This leaves me wondering if our budding romance will get tangled up in more than just holiday lights.</p><p></p><p><em>Holiday Lights and Cocoa Cookie Nights is a dual-point-of-view, festive rom-com novella with seasoned characters set in the world of Romancing the Spy. It's packed with heart, humor, a little adventure, and plenty of cocoa-flavored Christmas cheer.</em></p>