Nate Kelly is happy to be going home.  He is tired of playing dumb bodyguard for a Russian arms dealer.  This is going to be his last assignment and he is ready for it to be over.  While undercover, he encounters a beautiful woman, Natalya, who just does not seem to fit in.  While he is curious about her, he needs to finish this job and find out when the arms exchange is going to take place.

Samantha Taylor is a con artist and she is running a scam on a local sports star, Daz, who is actually involved in so much more than she bargained for.  Samantha is the sexy Natalya.  Samantha does not realize what she has gotten herself into until it is too late to get out.

Nate and Samantha “bump” into each other as they are both searching Daz’s study.  Nate feels that he has no choice but to take the sexy Natalya home to find out who she is and what she knows.  Samantha finds herself handcuffed to Nate’s bed and things just heat up from there.  As Nate and Samantha attempt to bring down the bad guys, they grow closer.  Are their feelings just part of being thrown so closely together or is it more?

The Twelve Lies of Christmas was a fast paced read.  Nate is a sexy spy who really just wants to settle down a bit.  Samantha is a good even though she is a con artist.  Nate and Samantha share an instant attraction and it was interesting to watch them fight the bad guys as well as their feelings.  I will be reading more by Kate Johnson.