Cute, easy read rom-com that’s pretty squeaky clean. This would make a very chill beach read. The leads were likeable and the supporting characters were enjoyable and enhanced the story.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ALC Review

I really enjoyed this advanced listener copy of book one in the Appies series by @kikimojo and @jennyproctorbooks. Pictured is my signed copy of the book, I listen to the audiobook though. The series follows a team of hockey players and their romantic lives. This one is about Logan and Parker and I loved their characters so much! Logan was more grumpy and Parker the sunshine! Logan joins the hockey team that Parker works for and they were childhood friends. This was such a good slow burn, it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time and didn’t disappoint when that first kiss made its appearance!

The narrators Emily Ellet and Jay Myers were fantastic. They brought each main character to life and I enjoyed the dual narration. I love an audio book and this was fantastic! I highly recommend it. Here is what you can enjoy:

🧡 Grumpy/Sunshine
🏒 Brothers best friend
🧡 Closed door
🏒 Neighbors/Workplace
🧡 Fake dating
🏒 Hockey Romance
🧡 Never been kissed

Quote: "If you were my girlfriend," he says then, his voice gravely and low, “there would be a lot of physical contact.”

Thank you to the author Emma St. Clair and Net Galley for the advanced copy of the audio book!

3.5 rounded up!

This was a sweet closed door romance that had brother’s (ex) best friend, hockey, slow burn, and an innocent FMC.

I liked how Parker was confident in herself and owned that it was her choice that she hasn’t been kissed yet. Her second chance with Logan was very heart warming.

I also loved how she filled the shoes of “Boss” with the hockey players she managed 😂

Logan was incredibly sweet and how he made Parker’s comfort a priority was refreshing. He didn’t try to push her and make her choose anything in the moment.

I really enjoy this author’s closed door romances!

I love this book and the audio of this was just fantastic. Both narrators were great. Emma St Clair is an excellent writer and captivates you from the get-go. This audiobook was so much fun. I loved this reread through the audio.

What a great story!! Absolutely romantic!! I loved all the wooing that went on in this fake dating rom com. My heart is swollen from the Logan’s sweetness and thoughtfulness. Parker tried so hard to guard her heart and keep her guard up, but I’m pretty sure that was impossible. If you have to have a fake boyfriend, definitely get you one that treats you so special, respects your boundaries, and showers you with all of your favorite things. This book left me swooning! So, so good!

Update: I recently revisited this story via audiobook and was reminded of just how much I adore it! The narration brought Logan and Parker's romance to life again, and I loved how the narrators brought out their unique personalities. It was like experiencing the story for the first time all over again. I'm still swooning over their romance and can't recommend this book enough!

Oh wow where to begin? This was such a fun read I absolutely adored this one, ice hockey is one of my fave things to read about in books and when it’s executed this well oh my goodness! This book is no spice as well which is a bit different to what I’m used to but wow it wa so fun! I adored the audiobook and just truly really had such a fun time listening to this. The story ugh chefs kiss the romance was so beautiful, brothers we best friend but think forbidden, like really forbidden! Amazing! I would really encourage everyone to try this book out as it’s such a fun read! Cannot wait for more to come

This is maybe the meltiest audio narration I’ve heard in a while. Jay Meyers did an excellent job on the nuance of the fake dating, but he’s already fallen trope. Emily Ellet gave Parker’s take-no-prisoners voice a really vibrant tone and I can 100% relate. “Boss” indeed! I loved that she stood on her own in an all-male working environment. 10/10 recommend giving this a listen.

This book is she always had a crush on him, brother’s ex-best friend, second-chance, but now he’s falling first for real— even though they’re fake-dating. It’s got so many great little elements that add up to be a big win.

I’m a sucker for lovers to friends and brothers best friend and this book has both tropes. Such a sweet hockey romance that explores finding true friendship and true love. The banter was adorable and the characters were easy to get behind. I both listened and read this book. The audiobook narrators were delightful.

The narrators did such a wonderful job bringing Parker and Logan to life. They were the perfect match. It was easy to immerse yourself into the story and feel like you were right along with Parker and Logan. This is another A+ from Emma. This was the perfect start to this hilarious series. The dynamic between Logan and Parker was great. There was so many perfect moments between Parker and Logan. The Appies teammates were hilarious. I loved the protective brother vibes they had for Parker. I have more highlighted passages than not highlighted. The tik tok videos, the pink office chair, the whole fake relationship. Everything about this book is perfect. Thank you to the author for my review copy. These words are my own.

Parker has been in love with her big brother's best friend Logan since the first time she met him. But he left without a goodbye ten years ago. Now he is back in town to play with Appies, a downplay move from the NHL. He wants out of.the teamand his hometown as soon as possible. But Parker and his teammates will help him realise what is he been missing and that love is all you need. The audiobook with Emily Ellet and Jay Myers brings to life all the characters and their emotions.

Whenever I need a dose of Small Town with its own identity, I know I just have to look for a book by Emma St. Clair.
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Her characters are made in the most adorable and sweet way you can imagine, even more so the grumpy muscular hockey players. With this book you can fall in love in the most tender and fun way because the banter between the characters is as fun to read as it is to listen to like in this case.
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Parker is the social media marketing manager for the Appies, the local Harvest Hollow hockey team, and as part of her job she must welcome the new player and convince him to participate in trending tiktoks.
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But the task can be even more difficult when the man she has to convince is none other than her brother's former best friend, who disappeared from their lives, ghosting them without any explanation. And it's also her first crush
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For Logan, his time in Harvest Hollow is numbered and he only thinks about when he can return to the league. Until he meets Parker again and begins to see everything with different eyes
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I loved coming back to Harvest Hollow and the narrations of Emily Ellet & Jay Myers, made the experience perfect
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Thanks to Emma St. Clair and her team for give me a copy of this beautiful book in exchange for my honest and voluntary opinion.

I read this story last fall and fell in love with Parker and Logan. Listening to the story this time around was just as good as when I read it the first time! The narrators did a great job of bringing the characters to life! I loved every minute of listening to this story!

Just Don't Fall is a part of the Appies Hockey books. This installment focuses on Parker and Logan. Parker is the social media manager of the Appies hockey team (a minor league team). Logan is sent back down to the minors from the NHL. Logan and Parker have a past. He was her crush and he was her brother's best friend. Both of their families are complicated. Inadvertently, Parker wrangles Logan into attending a family event as her "fake" boyfriend. Both want more, but miscommunication ensues which leads to both guess about how the other feels.

Just Don't Fall is a great intro to the Appies world. The read is able to met other players from the Appies team that receive their own individual books.

Super cute hockey rom-com in the most adorable town of Harvest Hollow during the fall.
This book is part of a series with several other authors.
Logan is the grumpy hockey player, demoted to the minors where he is recovering from an injury.
Parker is the hockey team's social media manager,. the team is know for its fun tik tok videos like the Savannah Bananas but in hockey. Logan is not a fan of the antics so its Parker's job to get him on board. Side note, Logan was also Parker's older brother's best friend before he made it to the big league. Parker had a huge crush on Logan back then and it never really stopped. Lost of fun characters.

i absolutely loved this story! Im obsessed with logan and parker - these two are the sweetest people and i loved them together. Logan is so protective and i loved his character development throughout the book. Parker is so strong and i love how she doesnt give up, these two together melted my heart and i just loved their story! the narrators were perfect for them and made the story so much more enjoyable. highly recommend this and the whole series!

Love the Appies! This was one of the Books I haven't read from the other 3 and glad the audiobook finally got released! Logan and Parker were so cute! Yes, it took them long enough to finally admit their true feelings! So I was glad to hear that it was true Love for Both! And yes I already own this physical book as a trophy since Need them all for the Appies Love!

I really enjoyed this sweet romance. It did feel like they went from not speaking for years to in love really fast, but it worked overall. The appies were quite fun as a group of guys and Parker's friends were charming as well (assuming we will see more of both in upcoming books). Other than kissing, this book had no spice, fair warning. I don't have anything overtly good or bad to say about this book. It was just fine! No complaints.

✨️💚✨️Audio Book Review✨️💚✨️

Book: Just Don't Fall
Author: Emma St. Clair
Rating: 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This dang book.

It was so so so so good!

This was actually my first Emma St. Clair book and it definitely won't be my last.

I loved all of the characters and especially that all the guys on the team are so protective of Parker (the FMC).

I really enjoyed the character growth and getting a better understanding behind all of their choices.

I also really appreciated the fact that Logan was so supportive of Parker and her dreams, and allowed her to come to her decisions on her own.

You get:
• Sweet Romance
• Sports Romance (Hockey)
• Childhood Friends To Lovers
• Brother's Best Friend
• Enemies To Lovers
• Social Media Manager/Hockey Player
• Fake Dating

I highly suggest you pick this one up now! This is also part of the sweater weather series, which I suggest you also check out, I know I will! Available on Amazon through ebook, paperback, and audio.

This one is a really cute book for beginner romance lovers! It’s a closed door romance with brothers best friend. I really enjoyed our main characters, Logan and Parker. Parker works for the team that Logan has been demoted to until he can work back up to the big leagues. They have to work together and it’s a sweet, slow falling in love and it’s good!

I read the audio courtesy of @netgalley and the narrator was very easy to listen to. I really enjoyed their voice!

✨ 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 ✨

Just Don’t Fall
Emma St Claire

I knew I was going to love this book going in. Not just because of all the hype surrounding this series but because I really enjoy Emma’s writing. And I was right!

This book follows Parker. A social media manager for the Appies hockey team. Her world is turned upside down when Logan Barnes former pro hockey player comes to play for the Appies. Logan just isn’t any man. Logan was her brother’s best friend when they were younger as well as her biggest crush. So of course nothing can go wrong when they decide to start a fake relationship, right?

I loved Parker. Her inner monologue and the witty banter between her and Logan had me laughing out loud. It wasn’t just that though. Her relationship with the members of the Appies was so cute. They protected her and I loved every bit of it.

I can’t wait to continue with this series. Emma did such a great job laying the ground work for the other Appies players and the town of Harvest Hollow. I’m excited to read more about them.

Narration was done by Emily Ellet and Jay Myers. I absolutely loved this audiobook. I didn’t want to put it down.

Read if you like
🏒Hockey Romance
🏒Fake Dating
🏒Brothers Best Friend
🏒Closed Door

Thank you so much @kikimojo for the #gifted copy