The Twelve Dates of Christmas

The 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 caf. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating

marry) her

encountering

Before a man he’s never met smiles down at him and says

In the first adult novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Ogress and The Orphans

and a maternal line reaching back two centuries—that urge Ailey to succeed in their stead

“A rich narrative of the Crafts

the sisters were forever outsiders

and beautifully told

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including the infamous Professor Moriarty

the Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom

whose myth of perfect love sustains them and stifles their children