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The Twelve Dates Of Christmas
Twelve dates. One unforgettable Christmas. A second chance at the love that never left.
Elena Hart is officially done with dating. After a broken engagement and a burnout-fueled career break, she’s back on Palmar Island to housesit her aunt’s cozy cottage and avoid holiday drama at all costs. Love, she’s decided, just isn’t in the cards.
But Jesse Winslow has other plans.
Her childhood best friend—and the boy she once shared cocoa and sea glass dreams with—makes her a bold offer. Twelve dates before Christmas Eve to prove that love is still worth believing in. Each date is festive, unexpected, and far too close to the kind of magic Elena gave up on long ago.
As the days count down and the twinkle lights shine brighter, Elena begins to wonder if the love she’s been searching for was always waiting quietly, right by her side.
Sweet, nostalgic, and full of small-town charm, The Twelve Dates of Christmas is a cozy holiday romance about finding your way home. And the heart that’s been waiting for you all along.
Elena Hart is officially done with dating. After a broken engagement and a burnout-fueled career break, she’s back on Palmar Island to housesit her aunt’s cozy cottage and avoid holiday drama at all costs. Love, she’s decided, just isn’t in the cards.
But Jesse Winslow has other plans.
Her childhood best friend—and the boy she once shared cocoa and sea glass dreams with—makes her a bold offer. Twelve dates before Christmas Eve to prove that love is still worth believing in. Each date is festive, unexpected, and far too close to the kind of magic Elena gave up on long ago.
As the days count down and the twinkle lights shine brighter, Elena begins to wonder if the love she’s been searching for was always waiting quietly, right by her side.
Sweet, nostalgic, and full of small-town charm, The Twelve Dates of Christmas is a cozy holiday romance about finding your way home. And the heart that’s been waiting for you all along.
124 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 26, 2025
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Susanne Ash
123 books141 followersSusanne Ash writes sweet contemporary romance. When she's not busy putting pen to paper, she loves to cook, knit, and head out exploring with her husband and daughter. She lives close to the beach in beautiful South Carolina. You'll find that her setting is often a fictionalized version of her surroundings and the places she's visiting with her family.
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July 24, 2025
This is an amazing story proving that love does exist even though you may have lost the way.
July 27, 2025
a pleasure
Reading Susanne´s books is always a pleasure and a welcome escape when I think I´m drowning in the harsh realities life sometimes confronts us with. It seems like everybody is in need of a Jesse once in a while, not only around christmas time but the holiday season surely adds it´s own magic to the mix.
Reading Susanne´s books is always a pleasure and a welcome escape when I think I´m drowning in the harsh realities life sometimes confronts us with. It seems like everybody is in need of a Jesse once in a while, not only around christmas time but the holiday season surely adds it´s own magic to the mix.
January 13, 2026
Love Right In Front of You
Elena and Jesse have years of friendship behind them. Now that she's back on Palmar Island, it gives Jesse a second chance at furthering their adult relationship. Once again Miss Doris works her matchmaking magic, and the happily ever after is in the making. Another sweet romance in the series.
Elena and Jesse have years of friendship behind them. Now that she's back on Palmar Island, it gives Jesse a second chance at furthering their adult relationship. Once again Miss Doris works her matchmaking magic, and the happily ever after is in the making. Another sweet romance in the series.
July 26, 2025
Exactly the right pace for a sweet holiday romance. If you like second chance homecoming with a hint of community matchmaking, this will hit the spot. Believable characters you root for. Now I need to catch up in the series!
July 28, 2025
A lovely story about old friends and the hopes for romance. Love isn’t always smooth, but the journey is interesting nonetheless. Beautiful descriptions of the natural beauty of their location locations as well as snatches of small town living that makes you yearn for your own Palmer Island.
September 10, 2025
One has to give Jesse credit, he is persistent, oh, and in love. Susanne Ash has given us a story with interesting characters and story line, humor, romance and a twist or two. Jesse is innovative in finding new and interesting dates for him and Elena. I enjoyed this book.
January 5, 2026
This was a very sweet read.
In this story, Elana comes home to an east coast island after losing her job in the city. She spends twelve dates catching up with the boy she left behind. This is a sweet, romantic read.
In this story, Elana comes home to an east coast island after losing her job in the city. She spends twelve dates catching up with the boy she left behind. This is a sweet, romantic read.
July 26, 2025
Such a sweet love story. Beautifully written with lovely settings. Elena and Jesse make a lovely couple and the other characters add to the depth of the story.
January 4, 2026
The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Susanne Ash is a sweet best friends to lovers romance set in Palmer Island at Christmas. The novella was really sweet and I enjoyed the 12 dates. I did find some of the conflict conversations between the two characters repetitive. While this is part of a series, I read this book (book 8) and did not feel lost or needing more information. This was a sweet one and I’ll likely read more from this series next December.
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