The Perks of Seducing a Wallflower

by Tessa Dare

This is an original holiday short story, written for a 2012 Christmas blog event on the theme “A wallflower makeover on Christmas Eve.” In the past, I’ve written a Christmas wallflower novella (Once Upon a Winter’s Eve) and greatly enjoyed writing a quiet, reserved heroine who comes into her own. But with this story, I thought it would be fun to give that well-loved trope a few twists. Enjoy!

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Novella, Historical, Short Stories, Regency, Christmas

ebook

First published December 3, 2012

About the author

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Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fourteen historical romance novels and five novellas. Her books have won numerous accolades, including Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® award (twice!) and the RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence. Booklist magazine named her one of the “new stars of historical romance," and her books have been contracted for translation in more than a dozen languages.

A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a trio of cosmic kitties.

Reviews

[Kaethe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, but very sweet. Available at tessadare.com

[Zero (semi-hiatus) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute, very short story about a romance between an extroverted woman and an introverted man, who have been friends since childhood. Found on Tessa Dare's website.

[jessica]

little freebie on tessa dare's website. it was um. short

[Tenley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blink and the story is over but I did very much enjoy it.

[Monika Tomate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short, very cute

[Sahra · Rating 3 out of 5]

"But she’d never imagined this. Such exhilarating passion. All her life, she’d chased this breathless feeling—chased it down slopes, raced it on horseback, pursued it across ballroom floors.
And it was here all along. In his kiss."

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little short story. Opposites attract with the wallflower role swapped (AKA wall-trunk). Zero sexual content, but suggestion that some may follow.

Link to story:
https://web.archive.org/web/202212220...

[Sri · Rating 5 out of 5]

"If you were to hold your breath, I think I’d feel the tightness in my chest all the way in Cornwall."

Loved this twist on the wallflower trope! So perfectly seasonal, and so deeply romantic, in such a bite-sized portion too! Tessa is incredible.

[Andrea (mrsaubergine) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute flip on the wallflower trope.

[A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is extremely short but also very sweet. I liked it a lot.

[Lissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

on tessa Dare webpage under free reads

very short probably 3-4 pgs

[Nic · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wish this was a longer novella, if not a full novel. The potential for pining alone was too good! I was swept up in it, I just wanted more time with them.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short but luscious seasonal love story.

[Hope Vollm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute

[Chandler Rostron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and sweet