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Dec 03, 2010

Mary (BookHounds) rated it:

There is such a desolate wasteland for a good Chick Lit book this time of the year, that the timing on this release couldn't have been better. I didn't realize that this book was the inspiration for a Lifetime movie (The Twelve Men of Christmas) until I started to write this review. I kept thinking that this story would make an excellent movie and some one beat me to it! Now, I will have to go track down a copy. It stars Kristin Chenoweth as EJ (Emma) and is set in NYC, but I think the main More...

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Jun 08, 2011

Samantha rated it:

Phillipa Ashley is a funny, entertainingly romantic author that will have readers sighing and believing in love.

Let me just start by stating that I love this book. I need to get all of my gushing out of the way. I have nothing but praises to dish out because this is exactly what I expect in my romance books. Dating Mr. December is a wonderfully, well written love story.

Emma Tremayne is a PR officer working for the Lake District’s tourist board and her first assignment is More...

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Jun 08, 2011

Kelly rated it:

I think I would have liked this book a lot more if there weren't regional speech differences creating a chasm of WTF? between me and the characters. I've read plenty of books by authors who don't live in the US and I rarely have a tough time with the vocabulary quirks that come from them living on one continent and me on another. This book got me, though. It got me good.

Now, this has nothing to do with the writing style, the plot (which I actually enjoyed. And there weren't even More...

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Nov 07, 2010

Cheryl rated it:

Public Relations consultant, Emma Tremayne lost her job. She now finds herself in the middle of nowhere Ville, Lake District trying to convince the men of Bannerdale Mountain Rescue Team to pose nude for a twelve month calendar spread. It is for a good cause. The Bannerdale Mountain Rescue Team could really use the money. Their building is in need of a paint job among other things. There is just one big obstacle standing between Emma and her goal…his name is Will Tennant.

Will sees E More...

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Nov 06, 2010

Amy rated it:

I didn't know that this book had been previously published in the UK and even had a Lifetime movie made based on it called 12 Men of Christmas. It was a delightful surprise to find out since I enjoyed the book and had the pleasure of featuring a guest post by the author just a few days ago.

Emma Tremayne starts the story off by trying to convince the local mountain rescue team to do a fund raiser featuring the men in a nude calendar. While most of the crew is ready to give it a go, Wi More...

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Dec 26, 2010

Becky rated it:

Although titled Dating Mr. December, this romantic story isn't really set in December or centered on Christmas at all. In fact, as I was reading it, I hoped that readers wouldn't get caught up in the title and put off reading it until the holidays! This is definitely a tense, sexy read.

The initial lead in to Emma and Will (hunky Mr. December) meeting one another and becoming attracted was pretty short. Those kinds of "I like you baby" leads sometimes have me rolling my ey More...

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Nov 17, 2010

Laura rated it:

If you are looking for a hot romance to warm up your winter evenings, Dating Mr. December is the book for you. Previously published in the U.K., Dating Mr. December just came out in the U.S. this month.

Emma Tremayne has moved to the Lake District (northern England) to become a PR director for the local tourist board after discovering her boyfriend is having an affair with her boss. To help the local Bannerdale Mountain Rescue Team raise money to build a new station, Emma formulates More...

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Nov 01, 2010

Loves FAB Romance rated it:

As Dating Mr. December opens, Emma Tremayne is trying to convince the local mountain rescue team that a "nudie" calendar - featuring the team members - would be just the fund raiser they need to earn enough money for much-needed renovations to their rescue station. She's got just about everyone convinced, except Will Tennant, one of the senior members of the team. He thinks it will turn their team into a laughingstock. After everyone else on the team votes to do the calendar, Will relu More...

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Oct 02, 2011

Katie rated it:

Got this one at Border's going out of business sale for a little over a dollar. Cover looked fun, book jacket looked moderately interesting, so I got it. Thank goodness I only paid a dollar, because I would not have been pleased if I had paid the full price of $9.99. It started out really slow and didn't get much better although I had some hope for it. It's a classic love tale, you know how it's going to end, and the stuff in the middle isn't really that interesting. There's some sex thrown in, More...

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Dec 11, 2010

Staci rated it:

Philippa Ashley is the author of this British based romance book published in November, 2010 . It's about Emma Tremayne who leaves a high-powered PR job and ends up in a slow paced community. She's hoping to mend her broken heart and to move on with her life. Little does she know that life is just starting to get good when she meets Will Tennant. Overall I thought this was a very fun, sexy, and believable romantic book. I liked Emma and a few times wanted her job. I found myself daydreaming ov More...

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Nov 22, 2010

Meg rated it:

Phillipa Ashley's Dating Mr. December is a classic nice-girl-meets-supposedly-bad-boy storyline, sprinkling in a few new details for flavor. Will is broody and difficult, but also devastatingly handsome and charismatic; Emma is serious and hurt -- a bit timid from her recent heartbreak -- but also wildly attracted to Will. It's a recipe for . . . well, not disaster. But entertaining foibles, sure.

Going into the novel, I'll admit I was expecting something a little more holiday themed. W More...

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Jun 21, 2011

Donna rated it:

Phillipa Ashely has written a charming, warm, fun to read romantic novel. The characters are interesting and likable, causing you to be drawn into their story.

Emma Tremayne Is working for the tourist board in Bannerdale as a PR person. Trying to help out the local Bannerdale Mountain Rescue Team raise fund for a new outpost She proposes a Calendar one month for each of the male rescuers. ( nude, well almost ) The one member of the team against the idea is Will Tennant. Though he f More...

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Dec 07, 2010

Ashley rated it:

Dating Mr. December
Author: Phillipa Ashley
Characters: 3 out of 5
Plot: 4 out of 5
Overall: 3 out of 5

Description: (Author Website) When a nice girl asks twelve men to get naked, it’s sure to cause a scandal…

Emma Tremayne leaves her high-powered PR job and moves to the Lake District looking for peace, quiet-and celibacy. So perhaps it’s not the best idea when, in the spirit of “community-mindedness,” she agrees to help the local mountain rescue team fund rais More...

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Nov 15, 2010

Kelly rated it:

Author Phillipa Ashley studied English and Literature at Oxford University before working as a journalist and freelance writer. She didn't start writing fiction until 2005 when she joined an internet creative writing site. Other titles include: It Should Have Been Me, Just Say Yes, and Wish You Were Here. She resides in Staffordshire Village in England with her husband and daughter.

Emma Tremayne wasn't expecting a move from London to the Lake District, but she had no choice. More...

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Dec 16, 2011

Stephanie rated it:

Let's say this upfront: This is not a Christmas book. It doesn't even take place anywhere near Christmas (I think in the middle of the book it's May). The title and cover are misleading; I mean, I understand that the main male character IS Mr. December, but that has absolutely no bearing on the rest of the book.

So. With that said, this wasn't a bad chick-lit/romance novel. I enjoyed it more than most, until closer to the end when it got extremely sappy. That is when the woman and th More...

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Sep 26, 2011

Jen rated it:

The writing was almost painfully bad. The characters seemed confused - not just from chapter to chapter, but from page to page and even sentence to sentence. The only reason I even finished this book is because I've been leaving so many books unfinished recently. I felt like I needed to break the streak. ;-)

Seriously, don't read this if you are over 18 years old. The mood swings and manufactured drama are just not understandable unless you're still in high school. Unfortunately, More...

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Jan 09, 2011

Amanda rated it:

So this is the book that knocked me out of my Hallmark movie type book phase. The fact that the plot line was painfully predictable wouldn't have been a problem, who is ever shocked by the ending of a Hallmark movie? The writing was clunky, the sentences insulted my intelligence and I got a headache from all of the involuntary eye rolling I couldn't stop myself from doing. I started this book in 2010 but ended it in 2011 and can say it is the worst book I read all year. Even though it is the fir More...

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Jun 08, 2011

Lisa rated it:

An enjoyable quick read, 'Dating Mr. December' would be a perfect poolside or beach book, because despite the title the story doesn't take place in December. The title actually refers to a nude calendar that our main character Emma is trying to get a group of Mountain Rescue Workers to sign on to in order to make some money to update their base. I liked Emma and her Mr. December, Will, quite a bit and would actually be interested in seeing the made for TV movie 'The 12 Men of Christmas' based on More...

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Dec 13, 2011

Phillipa added it

This is the US edition of DECENT EXPOSURE

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Jan 31, 2011

Meagan rated it:

This was a quick read, which was nice, but other than that there's not a whole lot that was special. I've read plots like this before, the "big misunderstanding" was fairly obvious and not much of a real obstacle, and unfortunately I didn't connect with the characters very well. I think the calendar hook would have been much more entertaining, and would have preferred to see more of it. On the other hand, the setting in the Lakes of England was really nice and made me yearn for a va More...

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Nov 30, 2010

Carrie rated it:

This is such a fun book! I am a huge fan of Christmas romances and DATING MR. DECEMBER was a perfect holiday romance. The characters are believable and funny. I would classify this book as chick-lit as most of the growth is Emma’s. I caught the movie based on this book last year and loved it. I think that added to the enjoyment of the book. (Although, in my head Emma looks and sounds like Kristen Chenoweth which doesn’t work with the English sayings.) I think this book is perfect for a cold wint More...

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Dec 22, 2011

Gaby rated it:

Posted at Oh My Books!

I've been meaning to read Dating Mr. December since last Christmas, but it wasn't until now that I finally did it and I'm very glad.

Emma is a nice girl who discovered her boyfriend was cheating on her, with her boss. It wasn't pretty, and Emma just wanted to run. So she moved to Lake District to find a new job and forget all.

She doesn't exactly fit at the town, and when she advises the mountain rescue team to make a nude calendar to raise More...

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Feb 18, 2012

Laura Ashlee rated it:

Review post 12/31/2012 at Owl Tell You About It.

I can’t remember exactly how I got my hands on this. I think it was really cheap on Kobo or something. I’ve had it for a while though and I was waiting until Christmas time to give it a read. I had some other things ahead of it, so I didn’t get to finish it until after Christmas, but it’s really not a Christmas book so it doesn’t matter. With that in mind, can I just say that the cover kind of sucks. It makes it look like there’s a Chri More...

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Sep 12, 2011

Urs rated it:

I watched the movie that was based on this book for the first time just earlier this year. While I did not care for Kristin Chenoweth as the main character at all, I thought that it was a cute and amusing enough time waster. Thus, when Amazon's Kindle Store offered the book up for free, I decided to download and read it.

The main character of this book is city girl Emma, a PR consultant who has been sent to no man's land to work. She comes up with the idea of a nude calendar spread to p More...

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Mar 10, 2011

Julie rated it:

I love nothing better than a good Brit chick lit that I can't put down. It's been eons since one made me disappear from the real world. I loved Emma - like any girl that's been jilted and scared to love again, yet totally vulnerable to it. And Will- he was perfectly written as a true guy with heart. I only wished this book had been longer, Emma and Wills courtship longer...I got sad when I realized it was over. I'll probably read it again. And maybe again. I need recommendations of similarly wri More...

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Jun 17, 2011

Vivian rated it:

Loved it. Smart, funny, sexy, and touching Dating Mr. December screams made-for-tv movie, which I think it might already have been. City girl meets country boy and they fall in love with all the amusing mishaps to be expected. Toss in a naked calendar photo shoot and the innuendos fly. Really, who doesn't want a fine country boy? Okay, perhaps a bit surly and he could use a nice smack upside the head--nonetheless there is something endearing about him. Utterly enjoyable way to spend several hour More...

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Jun 21, 2011

Stina rated it:

This was a little more "romance novel" than I generally like which is probably the reason I didn't absolutely love it. (Aparently I only really love romance novels when they start supernatural beings?) That said, I did enjoy the book. And there are definitely some great steamy scenes between Emma and Will.

While it definitely felt "British," (sorry, I don't have any better way to exlpain that) I didn't feel the story was at all muddled by British slang I didn't More...

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Jan 19, 2011

Susan rated it:

PR specialist Emma flees an unhappy romance in London and lands in Cumbria, where her efforts to help the local mountain rescue squad irritate handsome, successful Will. Emma hears all the local gossip about what a bad boy he is, but what the gossip doesn't know is that a heartbreaking experience has led Will to give up the very idea of serious relationships. But there's something about Emma that he can't get off his mind. A fair amount of sex, humor and tears makes this a good chick lit read More...

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Jun 26, 2011

Angela rated it:

This is a free Kindle book. It was a fast read and very sweet.
Emma is a young PR executive who convinces a small town mountain rescue team to do a nude calendar. There is of course a conflict between Emma and Mr.December a big alpha male named Will. From their the story follows the romance novel formula where the two characters work out their objections to their mutual attraction and in the end end up together. This is a cute book and was apparently a Lifetime movie.

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Sep 22, 2011

Jessica rated it:

Emma is a PR consultant that convinces a rescue team to pose nude for a calendar in order to make enough money for a new base. Will is one of the rescuers and is against the idea. After a vote, he agrees to be Mr. December. Emma and Will don't get along, but they share an attraction that begins to distract Will.
Good book. The sexual tension is between them the whole book. Will's job is dangerous, but he makes it sexy.

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