Book News : The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Lisa Dickenson

At thirty, Claudia's life is stale and the romance with long-term boyfriend, Seth, has disappeared. Determined to inject some festive spark back into their love life, Claudia and Seth go on their first date in a very long time. But when the night ends in disaster, Claudia suddenly finds herself facing life - and Christmas - alone.

Life alone is exciting, scary and full of soon-forgotten exercise regimes and ill-advised attempts at crafting sexy underwear. It's also filling up with dates, surprisingly. With best friends Penny and Nick at her side, a surplus of festive markets, mulled wine and Christmas tunes, Claudia attempts to face all this change with gusto. One thing's for certain: this year, Christmas is going to be very different...

Christmas is my favourite day of the year and I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS REAL. One of my favourite Christmas reads will be published in PAPERBACK. I am happy, really happy. Out this October. Wait, I have the date : 22nd October 2015! Eek, can't wait to read it again!