‘The Twelve Dates of Christmas’ is a promising yet predictable romance novel 14 Jan 2021 Gulf Today Report In bleak times like these all you need is a nice cosy rom-com novel, one that’s not too preachy but poignant no less, and one with a satisfying ending. And the good news is "The Twelve Dates of Christmas" meets every mentioned criteria. Set in the charming, sleepy town of Blexford in England, our titular character Kate has been unlucky in love. READ MORE Kate has all the trimmings of a perfect heroine: she's a very nice person, rather pretty, has a great job designing fabrics for Liberty of London, is a wonderful daughter to her whacky remarried mother and her ageing dad, and is a devoted friend to her gal pals.