He has one month to make a Christmas miracle happen.
 
Laney Reynolds knows there’s only one place that can help her heal a broken heart: Cherrywood Creek. The small town where she grew up, with its holiday festivals and snow-covered streets, is exactly where she needs to be this December. It feels good to leave the bustling city, where her husband was too busy climbing the corporate ladder to notice the growing distance between them. But she’s got his attention now . . .

Connor received his wake-up call loud and clear when Laney left, and there’s no way he’s giving up on his marriage. If that means dropping everything and trading high-rises for gingerbread houses to sweep his wife off her feet in her hometown, then so be it. This time, he’s listening, but it’ll take more than hot chocolate dates and even hotter nights to win Laney back. Can he prove that being a CEO is nowhere near as important as being her husband?

~Standalone Title~

This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.

Title:  Date Night in December
Series:  ~Standalone~
Author:  Jaqueline Snowe
Published:  October 14, 2025
Publisher:  Forever
My Rating:  4 stars

Date Night in December is a standalone title featuring a marriage in crisis for Laney and Connor, and their second chance to save what they once had.  It’s not that they don’t still love each other; they do. It’s more of a loss of who they were together, drifting apart until Laney could stand the distance no longer and acted.  Dealing with those real issues isn’t going to be easy, yet Connor is determined to win his wife back to his side, no matter how hard that may turn out to be.

I enjoyed Date Night in December by Jaqueline Snowe on many levels.  It’s easy to see how a marriage can get to this point.  Yet… I might have understood Laney’s actions better if I’d seen how her marriage was disintegrating before her eyes instead of just being told about it.  One or two scenes would have been enough to have me firmly on her side, but what I saw was Connor doing all the work to save a marriage where there was no hatred; there was deep love, but it wasn’t being seen or felt by Laney.  I’m not going to nitpick about characters and their actions; it’s not my story to write, I just know what would have taken my enjoyment to the next level, and that would have been less telling and more showing.

Date Night in December is a good book; at its core, it’s a compelling journey to forgiveness and a future with changes that matter.  I wish I could have loved it, but sometimes I have to be content with liking and enjoying a couple’s journey.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley, and I sincerely thank the author or publishing house for their trust.  It is my choice to leave a review, giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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