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Today is a new day and with it comes yet another title that I'm adding to my future reading list because from the sound of things, it's definitely going to help make this year's reading season bright! Join me as we welcome Rachel's Random Resources and the star of today's blog tour spotlight....
Twelve Dates ‘Till Christmas
by
Jennifer C. Wilson
About the book...
Callum and Lexie are perfect for each other - at least, that's what everyone tells them. But they're just good friends, aren't they? And neither wants to ruin the solid friendship that's treated them so well since university.
But when an old school friend of Callum's asks Lexie for a date, and passions overflow on a work night out, could it be the trigger to show each of them what they have been missing out on all this time?
With twelve weeks until Christmas, that's a lot of opportunity for romance - and for misunderstandings...
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~~~ GUEST POST with Author Jennifer C. Wilson ~~~
Hello, and thank you so much for hosting me today as part of the Twelve Dates ‘Till Christmas blog tour!
I think I’m more nervous about the release of this book than any previous title, as it’s definitely a change in direction for me, and a story that really took me by surprise, much like the possible change of feelings for Lexie and Callum, in the three months up to Christmas 2019.
Some of my favourite stories have featured the friends-to-lovers trope (it’s up there with enemies-to-lovers for me), including some of my on-screen favourites too – I know Friends focuses so much attention on Ross and Rachel, but don’t Monica and Chandler somehow seem the happier pairing, without all the drama? Not that going from friends to lovers isn’t without its problems. After all, once that boundary has been crossed, it can be impossible to come back from, and certainly both Callum and Lexie have worried about ruining what is a perfectly good friendship, one which has lasted through all the drama of university, moving to London, and starting off in their dream jobs. Is a shot at romance really worth the risk of losing all of that?
Callum and Lexie arrived in my mind fully-formed, and I knew at once they had a solid history behind them. They knew all of each other’s little quirks, what they were thinking in most situations, and had that almost telepathic connection that true friends have. I had also just seen a friend talking about writing a Christmas romance, and I had been wanting to write another novella, having really enjoyed writing The Last Plantagenet?, so everything slotted together nicely.
After all, who doesn’t love a spot of romance in the lead-up to Christmas? For me, I love the perfect Christmas romances, and it isn’t a proper December now without a spot of Love Actually, for example. There’s something about the season, I think, which lends itself to romance far more than summer does in my mind. Twinkling lights, big snuggly jumpers, and plenty of reasons to be out and about celebrating. That’s where Callum and Lexie come in, for each other at least. Having been friends ‘forever’ in their eyes, they always have the other on stand-by for the big seasonal events, like work-place Bonfire Night or Christmas parties, or whenever a plus-one would be ‘useful’.
We first meet them at an engagement party for two of their university friends, and as usual, the comments are there about how perfect Callum and Lexie are for each other. Until Callum does his usual, and vanishes, to be spotted later, trying to charm the chief bridesmaid. Could he even be boyfriend material if he wanted to be? Lexie isn’t sure, but she is sure that she’s getting a little tired of the constant remarks from their friends.
Things carry on as usual, until Callum’s oldest friend, Mark, arrives back in town after years of working overseas. I think sometimes, it can take an outsider, somebody who hasn’t been too deep into a situation to see the truth of things, whether that’s in terms of romance, friendship, or even work problems. Mark raises some questions in Callum’s mind, as well as causing sparks to fly when he asks Lexie out on a date, and she says ‘yes’…
I had great fun tying poor Callum and Lexie in knots in the run up to their Christmas 2019, and really hope everyone enjoys reading it just as much!
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About the author...
Jennifer C. Wilson stalks dead people (usually monarchs, mostly Mary Queen of Scots and Richard III). Inspired by childhood visits to as many castles and historical sites her parents could find, and losing herself in their stories (not to mention quite often the castles themselves!), at least now her daydreams make it onto the page.
After returning to the north-east of England for work, she joined a creative writing class, and has been filling notebooks ever since. Jennifer won North Tyneside Libraries’ Story Tyne short story competition in 2014, and in 2015, her debut novel, Kindred Spirits: Tower of London was published by Crooked Cat Books. The full series was re-released by Darkstroke in January 2020.
Jennifer is a founder and host of the award-winning North Tyneside Writers’ Circle, and has been running writing workshops in North Tyneside since 2015. She also publishes historical fiction novels with Ocelot Press. She lives in Whitley Bay, and is very proud of her two-inch view of the North Sea.
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you and to author Jennifer C. Wilson for the great guest post. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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