Bayliss, J: Twelve Dates of Christmas

'Tis the season for finding romance in this hilarious and uplifting holiday read



When it comes to relationships, thirty-four-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug." The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer, and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood café. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with twelve different men. The odds must finally be in her favor…right?



Yet with each new date more disastrous than the one before-and the whole town keeping tabs on her misadventures-Kate must remind herself that sometimes love, like mistletoe, shows up where it's least expected. And maybe, just maybe, it's been right under her nose all along….



Story Locale: Blexford, England (fictional)