This was a charming quick fun read! I really had a fun time with this one but not as much as the other novella I read from this author recently by this author. This started out a bit slow for me. And there was a level of angst that I wasn't prepared for. My major issue with this one was that I never felt like the angst reasons for them was never fully resolved. It did have some swoon moments in the later half which was fun. The story just wasn't quite executed as I would have wanted. But still a solid quick read that got me some fabulous points for the romance readathon. ( )

I read this in the What Happens Under the Mistletoe collection, and though novellas aren't always a good representation of an author, I will hesitate to read another from Hawkins. Some stories are simple, but as long as you don't think very hard about them they're fine. I could not turn off my brain enough (without losing the ability to read) to enjoy this. ( )

Twelve Kisses To Midnight, by Karen Hawkins, was available as a novella at booksellers in November of 2016 as an Oxenburg Princes story. Originally part of an anthology, What Happens Under The Mistletoe, from October 2015. As I read the story I knew I'd been here before. I'd read the anthology the year before. It's still a good tale. Marcus Sutherland, Duke Rothesay is a stubborn, prideful Scot, who walked away from his fiancee 10 years ago. He's run into her now and the old feelings are still there, the fight seemingly paltry in hindsight. He's a mans man that women love to love.

Kenna Stuart, Lady Montrose, is his former fiancee and currently a widow. She's just as attracted to Marcus as ever. A faux pas puts them in an awkward position that leads to a HEA. They finally learn to communicate, it was their biggest problem then and now. They're a cute couple who deserve to finally, finally be happy.

The best part of this series is, as always, the grandmother. She's a pistol who loves gossip and vodka, in no particular order. She's fabulous.

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