A Colby Christmas

Colby Agency #25

by Debra Webb

Golden boy Brad Gibson never expected his climb up the corporate ladder would involve dodging bullets. But after he discovered corruption at a leading financial firm, someone wanted his head. Even worse, he feared he was about to lose an exciting opportunity to join the Colby Agency.

Now on Christmas Eve he was locked inside a skyscraper equipped with a state-of-the-art security system alongside Colby receptionist Elaine Younger, a doe-eyed beauty not to be underestimated. But with four masked men intent on bringing the agency to its knees, it was going to be a long night of gunfire and dangling mistletoe before Christmas dawned on the most dangerous couple in Chicago.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Harlequin, Christmas, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romance

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

DEBRA WEBB is the USA Today bestselling author of more than 180 novels, including reader favorites the Finley O'Sullivan and Devlin & Falco series. She is the recipient of the prestigious Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense as well as numerous Reviewers Choice Awards. In 2012 Debra was honored as the first recipient of the esteemed L. A. Banks Warrior Woman Award for her courage, strength, and grace in the face of adversity. Recently Debra was awarded the distinguished Centennial Award for having achieved publication of her 100th novel.

With more than ten million books in print in numerous languages and countries, Debra’s love of storytelling goes back to her childhood when her mother bought her an old typewriter in a tag sale. Born in Alabama, Debra grew up on a farm. She spent every available hour exploring the world around her and creating her stories. She wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the Commanding General of the US Army in Berlin behind the Iron Curtain and a five-year stint in NASA’s Shuttle Program that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has expanded her work into some of the darkest places the human psyche dares to go. Visit Debra at www.debrawebb.com.

Reviews

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tense suspense story with the main couple (Elaine Younger and Brad Gibson) trapped alone in the Colby Agency building in Chicago on Christmas Eve with masked murderers. Brad thinks it has to do with him, Elaine thinks it has something to do with the Colby Agency. While the murderers get closer and closer, Elaine and Brad must hide and try to find a way out before they are killed.

This was an exciting and thrilling read. There wasn’t much time for romance in this book since Elaine and Brad were on the run throughout the story, but I didn’t mind. I loved the chase and the suspense as a winter storm surrounds the building and the city. I liked both Elaine (the Colby Agency receptionist, who was very gutsy at times) and Brad (who was offered a position with the agency). The bad guys seemed quite threatening and I wondered how everything was going to work out in the end.

This is the first book I’ve read by Debra Webb and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[Luli · Rating 5 out of 5]

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My, my!, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. And it´s weird because there was hardly any romance there (as my friend Sandra warned me) but it was soooo romantic. And I can´t tell you what the suspense was about, but it kept me on edge all through the story.
So, now that I think about it, I can´t really tell you a lot about this story but that it was romantic, suspenseful and had awesome MC´s. And the author really caught my attention with the bits she thrown about former characters into this story.

Because all of the above: 4,5 stars… weird, isn’t it?
Guess like this year…


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¡MadreMía!, éste me ha encantado. Y lo más raro es que apenas hay romance (ya me lo advirtieron) pero ha sido súper romántico. Y ni siquiera soy capaz de decirte de qué diantres iba el suspense, pero me ha tenido con el alma en vilo hasta la última página.
Así que, ahora que lo pienso, poco puedo contar sobre esta historia salvo que ha sido muy romántica, con mucho suspense y con unos protagonistas excepcionales. Y la autora realmente ha captado mi atención con los detalles sobre anteriores protagonistas que ha compartido en esta historia.

Y por todo ello: 4,5 estrellas… raro, ¿no?
No más que el añito que llevamos…

[Felice Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved it! What an ending!!

[Grace Harwood · Rating 1 out of 5]

So... I found this in a holiday cottage and thought why not? I've never read any of the Intrigue series before and if this is indicative of the general quality, I won't be reading any more. So, the plot is as follows: it's nearly xmas eve - the staff party is planned, but the boss's husband is caught up on a flight which is circling snowbound Chicago. Meanwhile, the office block has been invaded by terrorists and only receptionist Elaine and some bloke called Gibson who doesn't even work there (although he has been offered a job) can stop them. The action then follows the pair around the office performing a series of inexplicable actions as Elaine bravely strives to save the contents of the stationery cupboard from possibly the world's most inept terrorists (who don't seem to know themselves why they've invaded the office - perhaps they were inspired by a film they'd seen - like Die Hard perhaps?) For a romance novel, there's not a lot of romance going on. For an action novel, it sits somewhere between nonsensical and plagiarism. The most shocking thing about this book is that it was published at all. I did laugh at the front cover though - in my version someone had tattooed 4p on the hero's bare arm. Seems a bit steep.

[Gail Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read several books in the colby series a few years ago. I saw this at a table top sale and got nostalgic. I wasn't let down. Competent and well written with plenty of twists, tension and action. All that with a simmering background of sexual tension between two strangers who have to help save each other and the agency they work for. What was not to like?

[Maureen Hubley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book in the Colby series.

[S Miller]

Used - Good (Light crease on spine)