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The Twelve Dates of Christmas
A heartwarming holiday romance full of cozy banter, twinkle lights, and love where you least expect it.
Nora Bennett has stopped believing in perfect love stories. At thirty-two, she’s poured her heart into Holly & Pine, the Christmas shop she runs on Happily Ever After Lane. Between her twinkle-light window displays and her parents always off on cruises, Nora has convinced herself she’s fine—romance can wait.
Jake Lawson knows better than to trust Christmas. His ex-wife left him on Christmas Eve ten years ago, trading snow for seashells and leaving him to raise their dinosaur-loving son alone. Since then, Jake’s kept life work, family, and absolutely no matchmaking.
But when the local school ropes Nora and Jake into The Twelve Dates of Christmas—a fundraiser to spread holiday cheer and raise money for kids in need—they’re forced together again and again. From flour fights to snowball ambushes, cocoa contests to mistletoe mischief, each date blurs the line between pretend and something very real.
And when the Christmas Eve gala at the lakeside inn arrives, Nora and Jake must will they risk their hearts for a love that isn’t perfect…but just might be true?
Nora Bennett has stopped believing in perfect love stories. At thirty-two, she’s poured her heart into Holly & Pine, the Christmas shop she runs on Happily Ever After Lane. Between her twinkle-light window displays and her parents always off on cruises, Nora has convinced herself she’s fine—romance can wait.
Jake Lawson knows better than to trust Christmas. His ex-wife left him on Christmas Eve ten years ago, trading snow for seashells and leaving him to raise their dinosaur-loving son alone. Since then, Jake’s kept life work, family, and absolutely no matchmaking.
But when the local school ropes Nora and Jake into The Twelve Dates of Christmas—a fundraiser to spread holiday cheer and raise money for kids in need—they’re forced together again and again. From flour fights to snowball ambushes, cocoa contests to mistletoe mischief, each date blurs the line between pretend and something very real.
And when the Christmas Eve gala at the lakeside inn arrives, Nora and Jake must will they risk their hearts for a love that isn’t perfect…but just might be true?
- GenresChristmas
131 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 28, 2025
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December 12, 2025
This was a really sweet story. Some of the writing was really lovely. Some of it felt repetitive, but that was also a stylistic choice that I just didn't quite care for.
I enjoyed the story of Nora and Jake and his precocious son, Eli. Jake's story was strong and straightforward. I would have liked to know a little more about Nora. I also wondered about what happened between the Christmas events?? Surely they ran into each other in the small town. Or we could have learned more about them as individuals.
Overall, I really enjoyed the story.
I enjoyed the story of Nora and Jake and his precocious son, Eli. Jake's story was strong and straightforward. I would have liked to know a little more about Nora. I also wondered about what happened between the Christmas events?? Surely they ran into each other in the small town. Or we could have learned more about them as individuals.
Overall, I really enjoyed the story.
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