A review by nhw13_bookishcorner
12 Dates of Christmas by Brigham Vaughn

4.0

Nick & Leo
Rating: 3.7 ⭐

- Matchmaker/Web Developer
- Age Gap (13yrs)
- Small Town Romance
- Christmas Town
- Second Chance (Widower)
- Unexpected Love
- Some Date Disasters

This was a sweet Christmas read about a widower getting a second chance at love and a man new to town finally finding his person.

Nick offers his matchmaking services to Leo as a thank you for helping with his company's website. Leo is instantly smitten with Nick but he believes the man is straight since he was married to a woman and still grieving her. Leo has some crazy horrible and some mediocre dates throughout this book, all while pining for Nick. Nick has always been Bi, but he fell in love with his late wife early on and had only ever been with her. Nick is attracted to Leo, but doesn't really think about how much he wants the man until he's presented with the possibility of losing his chance.

Content Warnings (may contain spoilers):
- Graphic sexual content between consenting adults
- Discussion of a past death of a spouse and grief

I received a free copy of this book via Neon Rainbow and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Verse: No
HEA: Yes
POV: Dual
Breakup: No, but they are apart for a few days before they become a couple.
Cheating: No, but Leo does go on several dates in the book with Nick's matchmaking service.
OM/OW Drama: No
Ages: 38 & 25