Just Don't Fall

by Emma St. Clair

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Before Logan Barnes was hockey’s hottest bad boy, he was my brother’s best friend … and my first crush. Oh, yeah—and the guy who ghosted me and broke my teenage heart.

Now Logan is back in Harvest Hollow, but not willingly. Recovering from an injury (and some bad press), he’s stuck playing for our minor league team.

Which means I’ll be working with him almost daily.

As the hockey team's social media manager, it’s my job to wrangle all the guys into filming TikTok trending videos. But Logan doesn’t want to be wrangled.

Turns out … neither does my heart.

Because my old crush never died.

And when Logan becomes my accidental fake boyfriend, those old feelings flare hot enough to melt the ice.

But this is all totally one-sided. Totally fake. Isn't it?

No matter what signals he seems to be giving me or how real things start to feel, I know Logan’s not home for good.

I survived Logan leaving me once. But this time, I’m not so sure my heart will recover …

Just Don't Fall is a small town, closed door hockey romcom with all the fake dating, brother's best friend vibes. You'll get smoking chemistry and characters to root for but NO spice. (Yes, you read that right—a low spice hockey romance.) Perfect for fans of sports romance who want a less heat.

Tropes:

Hockey

Fake dating

Brother’s best friend

Childhood crush

Slow burn

Workplace

Never been kissed FMC

Closed door/kissing only

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Book Details

Genre

Romantic Comedy

Series

Appies Hockey Romance

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

2 Mild

Violence

2 Mild

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

2 Mild

Publication Date

December 5, 2023

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Human

Fiction Form

Novel

Just Don't Fall

This story had me smiling but sometimes Parker's inner dialogue did my head in. I liked the characters and the storyline and Logan was definitely swoon worthy. I'm interested in reading the rest of the books in the series out of curiosity to see how the other main characters end up.

loved it!

Omg! Logan is the best boyfriend ever, Parker is so cute, I couldn’t stop laughing and readying it was so good ☺️

I’m in love with this book, its characters and its story

I hardly ever pick up a book if it doesn’t include at least some smut. This book however, doesn’t contain any. In most cases that would put me off but I saw fake dating and hockey then the sprinkle of ‘brother’s best friend’/’childhood crush’ and fake dating and my interest was peaked.Imagine stars hollow from Gilmore Girls, the nice little town. Now picture a guy that is the equivalent of all of the best bits of Rory’s boyfriends. That is Logan Barnes. This man, omfg this man, is the perfect book boyfriend.I was given the pleasure of reading this book a little bit before it officially came out and honestly what an honour it has been. The ending of this book was so cute that I cried! Literal tears were leaking down my face!!Honestly no matter how much I gush, my brain physically cannot find the words to explain how good this book is. I'm talking it came out today and I am ready to buy a paperback! What I will tell you though is:Hockey player/Social media manager (she's also an ex figure skater)He only truly smiles around herHE PLANS A DATE AND PART OF IT IS TO A BOOKSTORE AND AND AND HE PICKS A BOOK FOR HER AND SHE PICKS ONE FOR HIM!!! And god when is it my turn! They’re not even dating at this point and I have never fallen in love with a man so fast before in my whole life and I have so many book boyfriends I could have one for every day for the rest of my life.Childhood crushA {redacted} to {redacted} by Taylor Swift on the ice after getting the rest of the players to hand her a bouquet of individual roses with the thorns removed so she doesn't cut herself.A cat called Evil Demon Spawn (Mr Eds for short)

Great Fun,easy read

What a great story, full of anticipation and chemistry but also sweet and clean. I loved the main characters, I loved the bonus epilogue which was available at the end, and I cannot wait to read more of the other characters stories. I loved it.

Loved it!

Well, this can be summarized this way: MAJOR SWOON! I fell fall and hard for Parker and Logan and to say I thoroughly enjoyed Logan spoiling Parker rotten is the understatement of the year. I loved how he instantly felt at home with the Appies even against his better judgement and how hopelessly he fell for Parker. Loved that the Appies were part of their romance and cannot wait to read more about some of the teammates!