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Reindeer Falls #6
The Bachelor on the Shelf
My name is Carter Sheppard and I actually like Christmas and my Christmas-themed hometown of Reindeer Falls. In fact, when I learn I have to return home in order to collect an inheritance—my uncle’s dog—it puts life into perspective for me.
Sure, playing professional baseball is great. But it won’t last forever and every player needs a long-term game plan.
And I just found mine. Wrapped up in the feisty, bespectacled package of the town librarian.
Unfortunately, she thinks I’m a player in all aspects of the word, but I’ve got a plan to win her over. Starting with a fake engagement…
Warning: Christmas in Reindeer Falls is more naughty than nice. These stories are over-the-top festive with merrily-ever-afters guaranteed. Novella length for quick holiday binge reading. Enjoy!
Sure, playing professional baseball is great. But it won’t last forever and every player needs a long-term game plan.
And I just found mine. Wrapped up in the feisty, bespectacled package of the town librarian.
Unfortunately, she thinks I’m a player in all aspects of the word, but I’ve got a plan to win her over. Starting with a fake engagement…
Warning: Christmas in Reindeer Falls is more naughty than nice. These stories are over-the-top festive with merrily-ever-afters guaranteed. Novella length for quick holiday binge reading. Enjoy!
107 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 18, 2021
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29 books9,592 followersJana Aston likes cats, big coffee cups and books about billionaires who deflower virgins. She wrote her debut novel while fielding customer service calls about electrical bills, and she's ever grateful for the fictional gynecologist in Wrong that readers embraced so much she was able to make working in her pajamas a reality. Jana is the author of 4 books, and all of them have appeared on either the NYT or USA Today bestsellers list, some multiple times. She likes multiples.
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November 17, 2021
3.5 stars
The Bachelor on the Shelf is the sixth book in the Reindeer Falls series and it was a fake dating book which had me super excited. This is a troupe I absolutely love and Jana writes some fun and hilarious stories.
Lexi's neighbor has recently passed away and she's been taking care of his dog. That is until Carter Ryan comes back into town and takes the dog. The dog his Uncle Joe left him. Carter needs a fake fiancé and thinks Lexi will be perfect for the job. Lexi wants nothing to do with it until she realizes he'll give her the dog if she does it.
I really liked Lexi but Carter took me quite a while to warm up to. Also, my niece and nephew's names are Lexie and Carter so it was like yikes for me LOL. Overall, I found this enjoyable and I especially loved the ending. These are fantastic holiday novellas and I can't recommend them enough!
The Bachelor on the Shelf is the sixth book in the Reindeer Falls series and it was a fake dating book which had me super excited. This is a troupe I absolutely love and Jana writes some fun and hilarious stories.
Lexi's neighbor has recently passed away and she's been taking care of his dog. That is until Carter Ryan comes back into town and takes the dog. The dog his Uncle Joe left him. Carter needs a fake fiancé and thinks Lexi will be perfect for the job. Lexi wants nothing to do with it until she realizes he'll give her the dog if she does it.
I really liked Lexi but Carter took me quite a while to warm up to. Also, my niece and nephew's names are Lexie and Carter so it was like yikes for me LOL. Overall, I found this enjoyable and I especially loved the ending. These are fantastic holiday novellas and I can't recommend them enough!
November 9, 2024
I love it when a dog brings two people together :)
December 23, 2022
This book is HILARIOUS! We meet our third Sheppard brother, Carter, who inherits Uncle Joe’s dog Rudy. He’s fresh on the heels of a publicity nightmare, which is a big deal for the famous baseballer. Town librarian and all around Adorable Good Girl Lexi doesn’t want to give Rudy up to this player who obviously won’t take care of him as well as she does. So when he proposes that she be his fake fiancé to fix his reputation in exchange for Rudy, well, she really doesn’t have a choice, does she?
Lexi is the funniest book nerd ever, and my inner Belle loved her! “Oh, my. Oh, my— Normally I’m not at a loss for words what with the librarian gig, but Carter just took off his pants and is it possible for a dick to be in good shape?” When I tell you I cackled my way through this book…so fun. And Carter is a dreamboat. The only thing…they became real engaged before the I Love Yous? That was weird, but I love Uncle Joe’s true intention, which I called from the beginning. Lovely ending!
Lexi is the funniest book nerd ever, and my inner Belle loved her! “Oh, my. Oh, my— Normally I’m not at a loss for words what with the librarian gig, but Carter just took off his pants and is it possible for a dick to be in good shape?” When I tell you I cackled my way through this book…so fun. And Carter is a dreamboat. The only thing…they became real engaged before the I Love Yous? That was weird, but I love Uncle Joe’s true intention, which I called from the beginning. Lovely ending!
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November 22, 2021
I just really enjoy these ridiculous Christmas novellas from Jana Aston. At first I was really not feeling Carter because it seemed like he was mean to the dog he inherited which is just not attractive at all lol that kind of got cleared up, but not explicitly so I'm just gonna go with it. Also, the fact that he's a professional baseball player that doesn't live in Reindeer Falls was never addressed in their HEA, but we'll just call that ✨🎄 Christmas Magic🎅🏻✨ and move on. Lexi was an adorable, funny, nerdy small town librarian and her bad girl antics were hilarious. All in all another festive good time.
January 2, 2022
La più carina tra le novelle natalizie di Jana Aston e con questa dichiaro chiusa la stagione.
November 24, 2021
A cute ending for this season’s holiday romance novellas in the Reindeer Falls series.
Baseball start Carter Sheppard has a bad boy reputation he need to fix ASAP and the Reindeer Falls wholesome librarian who loves his newly inherited dog is his perfect answer. But can he convince her to go along with his fake engagement ploy?
I really liked the epilogue in this novella which wrapped up the holiday trio with happy endings for all three couples. That being said, felt disappointed with this novella, being the last in this year’s series.
As with the other two stories, we only get the heroine’s point of view. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a dual POV snob, but in this case the hero starts off as a real self-absorbed j3rk who treats the heroine poorly and suddenly turns around and starts being sweet. This felt disjointed without his thoughts.
Lexi’s doormat stance regarding Carter’s treatment towards her (he never finds out that she had a crush on him when they were in high school together, which he also doesn’t realize) was unfortunate.
The best part of THE BACHELOR ON THE SHELF was the great friendship between Lexi, Maggie and Sutton (the heroines from the other two novellas) which was funny and endearing.
The Bachelor on the Shelf is novella #6 from the Reindeer Falls series by author Jana Aston. It is a rom-com, standalone novella told from the heroine's point of view with a happy ending. Subgenres: small town romance| holiday romance | enemies to lovers | fake engagement
World building: 🌏🌏🌏
Character development: 👤👤👤
Plot: 📚📚📚
Romance: 💕💕💕💕
Sexiness: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Over the top LOL Moments: 📚📚📚📚
Rating: 3.5
★ I was given an ARC of this book courtesy of the author via Candi Kane PR. The excerpts are from that copy. I am voluntarily reviewing this title. ★
★ Check out all my book edits on my Insta ★
Baseball start Carter Sheppard has a bad boy reputation he need to fix ASAP and the Reindeer Falls wholesome librarian who loves his newly inherited dog is his perfect answer. But can he convince her to go along with his fake engagement ploy?
I really liked the epilogue in this novella which wrapped up the holiday trio with happy endings for all three couples. That being said, felt disappointed with this novella, being the last in this year’s series.
As with the other two stories, we only get the heroine’s point of view. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a dual POV snob, but in this case the hero starts off as a real self-absorbed j3rk who treats the heroine poorly and suddenly turns around and starts being sweet. This felt disjointed without his thoughts.
Lexi’s doormat stance regarding Carter’s treatment towards her (he never finds out that she had a crush on him when they were in high school together, which he also doesn’t realize) was unfortunate.
The best part of THE BACHELOR ON THE SHELF was the great friendship between Lexi, Maggie and Sutton (the heroines from the other two novellas) which was funny and endearing.
The Bachelor on the Shelf is novella #6 from the Reindeer Falls series by author Jana Aston. It is a rom-com, standalone novella told from the heroine's point of view with a happy ending. Subgenres: small town romance| holiday romance | enemies to lovers | fake engagement
World building: 🌏🌏🌏
Character development: 👤👤👤
Plot: 📚📚📚
Romance: 💕💕💕💕
Sexiness: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Over the top LOL Moments: 📚📚📚📚
Rating: 3.5
★ I was given an ARC of this book courtesy of the author via Candi Kane PR. The excerpts are from that copy. I am voluntarily reviewing this title. ★
★ Check out all my book edits on my Insta ★
December 25, 2021
4 stars! I think this was one of my favourites of the six books/novellas. LOVED it! Such a good story! Loved the characters loads too.
November 16, 2022
See this is exactly why we need the guys pov bc as much as I loved this it felt like he was kinda rly just using her n the stupid trope where her body betrays her bc it’s like girl just get a grip.
But like if I knew he was in love with her the whole time n none of it was fake I’d be like girl just go for it
So glad to be done with this fucking book series ngl
But like if I knew he was in love with her the whole time n none of it was fake I’d be like girl just go for it
So glad to be done with this fucking book series ngl
December 27, 2021
***4.5/5 Stars***
The Bachelor on the Shelf was a sexy, heartwarming Christmas tale! This was my favorite book about the Sheppard brothers! With the fake dating trope and Christmas magic in the air, this novella was such a huge win!
Carter Sheppard was a professional baseball player and was back in town. One of his brothers’ inherited their late Uncle’s house, the other inherited his land, and then Carter inherited his dog Rudy lol. Rudy had been spending time at the next door neighbor’s house, Lexi. She had fallen in love with Rudy and didn’t want to give him back. So when Carter proposed a fake engagement, to help his public image, and in return Lexi got to keep the dog, she couldn’t say no!
Lexi was best friends with Maggie and Sutton from the previous two books, and Lexi was my favorite by far! She was Reindeer Falls head librarian and loved books passionately. I loved that she was down to earth, sweet and had the biggest heart ever! This story was told from her point of view and I loved her thoughts. Some of them were quite hilarious and cracked me up at times. But when it came to Carter, she knew she had to be careful. Yes Carter was gorgeous, but the man had a player’s heart and would only break Lexi’s heart.
Carter had lived the ultimate bachelor’s life. Fans flocked to him and he could have any pick of women. He was talented, seductive, beautiful and definitely sure of himself. But I loved how Carter was so much more than meets the eye. And as he slowly started to show all of his sides to Lexi, I fell for him ever harder. Carter was the ultimate book boyfriend!
Lexi and Carter together were a ton of fun and steamy too. With fake dates to help his image and to sell their fake engagement, each moment led to them touching. And those times spent together created feelings that shouldn’t exist. Right?! Because they were only playing a part. What Lexi felt for Carter surely couldn’t be real. For a novella, this pulled off the fake dating trope perfectly and I was completely hooked!
If you’re looking for a quick, Christmas fix, I can’t recommend The Bachelor on the Shelf enough! Technically you could easily read this as a standalone, but I am glad I had read the previous books in this series. Even if Lexi’s besties were over the top. And for those that love happily ever afters, there was an epilogue that was set a year later and I loved it! We got to see what Lexi and Carter, Sutton and Jake and also Maggie and Ryan were up to! I closed this book happy and smiling. I loved being back in Reindeer Falls!
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The Bachelor on the Shelf was a sexy, heartwarming Christmas tale! This was my favorite book about the Sheppard brothers! With the fake dating trope and Christmas magic in the air, this novella was such a huge win!
It can’t be possible for him to be a good guy. He has groupies, for fuck’s sake. Shepphoes. He’s just trying to fix his ‘naked ass on the internet’ scandal.
Right?
Carter Sheppard was a professional baseball player and was back in town. One of his brothers’ inherited their late Uncle’s house, the other inherited his land, and then Carter inherited his dog Rudy lol. Rudy had been spending time at the next door neighbor’s house, Lexi. She had fallen in love with Rudy and didn’t want to give him back. So when Carter proposed a fake engagement, to help his public image, and in return Lexi got to keep the dog, she couldn’t say no!
All of his sexy smiles and his lustful glances looking me up and down are just his usual tools of the trade. I’m a librarian, he’s a ballplayer. I know this story, and it won’t end up well for me.
Lexi was best friends with Maggie and Sutton from the previous two books, and Lexi was my favorite by far! She was Reindeer Falls head librarian and loved books passionately. I loved that she was down to earth, sweet and had the biggest heart ever! This story was told from her point of view and I loved her thoughts. Some of them were quite hilarious and cracked me up at times. But when it came to Carter, she knew she had to be careful. Yes Carter was gorgeous, but the man had a player’s heart and would only break Lexi’s heart.
“You know, we are engaged,” he says, voice low. “So, if you wanted to kiss me hello, you’d be welcome to.”
Carter had lived the ultimate bachelor’s life. Fans flocked to him and he could have any pick of women. He was talented, seductive, beautiful and definitely sure of himself. But I loved how Carter was so much more than meets the eye. And as he slowly started to show all of his sides to Lexi, I fell for him ever harder. Carter was the ultimate book boyfriend!
His lips meet mine like the first snowflake fluttering down in a storm. Light, unexpected. And then like an unexpected blizzard, we go from zero to a hundred in a heartbeat.
Lexi and Carter together were a ton of fun and steamy too. With fake dates to help his image and to sell their fake engagement, each moment led to them touching. And those times spent together created feelings that shouldn’t exist. Right?! Because they were only playing a part. What Lexi felt for Carter surely couldn’t be real. For a novella, this pulled off the fake dating trope perfectly and I was completely hooked!
He’s looking at me the way people in the library look when they’ve found their favorite book. And as the horses tug us along the tree-lined path, Carter’s hand reaches for mine.
And I take it.
Which is definitely crazy.
Even crazier, I don’t think this date will be ending with just a kiss.
If you’re looking for a quick, Christmas fix, I can’t recommend The Bachelor on the Shelf enough! Technically you could easily read this as a standalone, but I am glad I had read the previous books in this series. Even if Lexi’s besties were over the top. And for those that love happily ever afters, there was an epilogue that was set a year later and I loved it! We got to see what Lexi and Carter, Sutton and Jake and also Maggie and Ryan were up to! I closed this book happy and smiling. I loved being back in Reindeer Falls!
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November 15, 2021
The Bachelor on the Shelf is the third book in the 2021 Holiday Reindeer Falls collection of novellas featuring three friends who each find love with one of the Sheppard brothers. They temporarily moved back to their hometown during the holiday season after their dear uncle passed to settle his estate.
Ryan and Maggie found love in Elves with Benefits, and then it was Jake and Sutton’s turn in One Night with a Nutcracker. The Bachelor on the Shelf is my absolute favorite of the series. I just adored Lexi, the town’s librarian, and so enjoyed her reaction to Carter who is now a pro baseball player and her high school crush. Lexi is so genuine, honest, and real, and you can’t help but love her. Her self-reflection and the way she could laugh at herself made her totally relatable, and it didn’t take long for Carter to become smitten.
While Ryan inherited his uncle’s house, and Jake inherited his farm, Carter was a little perplexed as to why he inherited his dog, Roxy. Lexi had been taking care of Roxy, and when she delivers the dog to his new owner, she is heartbroken and confused as well. But all will be revealed as Uncle Joe knew exactly what he was doing.
Even though it was just for the cameras at first, I loved how Lexi and Carter went on special dates to get to know one another, and how he genuinely cared for her. It was very heartwarming to watch their love blossom and each experience character growth.
Jana’s writing always draws me in and I feel the magic of Christmas in this series. Each story is a total stand-alone and is not a repeat of the other. The author gives personality and individuality to every one of her characters, and I loved getting to know them, as well as the characters in books one through three from 2020. I would have rated it five stars if it had Carter’s POV, too, because I would have loved to know what he was thinking when he first met the adorable, quirky librarian who loved books, nature, dogs, and living in a town that celebrates Christmas like no other.
There are many laugh out loud moments as well as steamy and swoon worthy times, and if you are a lover of holiday romance, I highly recommend this sweet novella.
Ryan and Maggie found love in Elves with Benefits, and then it was Jake and Sutton’s turn in One Night with a Nutcracker. The Bachelor on the Shelf is my absolute favorite of the series. I just adored Lexi, the town’s librarian, and so enjoyed her reaction to Carter who is now a pro baseball player and her high school crush. Lexi is so genuine, honest, and real, and you can’t help but love her. Her self-reflection and the way she could laugh at herself made her totally relatable, and it didn’t take long for Carter to become smitten.
While Ryan inherited his uncle’s house, and Jake inherited his farm, Carter was a little perplexed as to why he inherited his dog, Roxy. Lexi had been taking care of Roxy, and when she delivers the dog to his new owner, she is heartbroken and confused as well. But all will be revealed as Uncle Joe knew exactly what he was doing.
Even though it was just for the cameras at first, I loved how Lexi and Carter went on special dates to get to know one another, and how he genuinely cared for her. It was very heartwarming to watch their love blossom and each experience character growth.
Jana’s writing always draws me in and I feel the magic of Christmas in this series. Each story is a total stand-alone and is not a repeat of the other. The author gives personality and individuality to every one of her characters, and I loved getting to know them, as well as the characters in books one through three from 2020. I would have rated it five stars if it had Carter’s POV, too, because I would have loved to know what he was thinking when he first met the adorable, quirky librarian who loved books, nature, dogs, and living in a town that celebrates Christmas like no other.
There are many laugh out loud moments as well as steamy and swoon worthy times, and if you are a lover of holiday romance, I highly recommend this sweet novella.
December 29, 2021
4++ ⭐️
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January 7, 2022
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December 12, 2021
Pues me lei estas historias cortas de romance navideño, obvio sabia que iban a ser muy dulces y cursi, pero no me esperaba que fueran tan tontas, nose pero el hecho de que tres mejores amigas se enamoren de cada una de los tres hermanos Sheppard me causo mucha risa, digo los primeros tres libros tambies es la hstoria de tres hermanas pero con distintos hombres que no tienen parentezco, asi que estan mejor esas, aparte de que esto es solo para entrenimiento rapido, pero todo es muy olvidable.
November 20, 2021
Very enjoyable.
December 12, 2021
Not my favourite from jana Aston's Christmas collection but this one was fairly cute with a bookish hero and heroine who have a fake dating relationship to save his reputation. 3.5 stars.
January 11, 2022
I can’t tell if Carter was truly after Lexi from the beginning or not. If he was, I love that. If he wasn’t, well…let’s pretend he was.
November 22, 2021
This one the main character was a librarian, so I loved that! Although I wasn’t a fan of how she kept saying what a librarian usually wore, because that is soooooo not true. But anyway, in a way, with the fake marriage with the baseball player Sheppard brother, that jumped in right away like many similar romances, and I mean that in a good way! While the first two in this second set of the series were a little more whimsical and silly, this was a little more real. Again, in a good way.
I really liked Carter, and of course there was always the question of why all he got was the dog when his two brothers got the house and the farm respectively. As much as I love dogs, it seemed a little bit less since Carter didn’t really know the dog Rudy, so it wasn’t based on that type of a thing.
But then he and Lexi were a fun match. She started out ready to be friends, but that first meeting, wow, he did not come across as very nice. So that made a bit of an enemies to friends aspect to this one as well. Once he kind of blackmailed her into being his fake fiance though, I fell in love with him. All the dates he set up were so perfect. Whether they were social media post perfect only, or taking her to a bookstore, they were just perfect. I would have to say that Carter is definitely my favorite from this series, and I could really put him on my all-time favorite book boyfriend list.
Once again I loved getting little peeks into the other two stories before this from a different point of view, it just really makes it all complete having these stories kind of taking place at the same time for all three. The epilogue was also perfect to get us a wrap up for all three couples. There were some quotes in the book that I adored, and had to save just to remember how perfect they were for a book lover like myself.
“If there’s books, I’m there. Books are everything to me. Libraries, bookstores, the bookshelf at Goodwill, I’ll stop at all of them.”
“There are books to be fondled, and they hate to be kept waiting.”
Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.
I really liked Carter, and of course there was always the question of why all he got was the dog when his two brothers got the house and the farm respectively. As much as I love dogs, it seemed a little bit less since Carter didn’t really know the dog Rudy, so it wasn’t based on that type of a thing.
But then he and Lexi were a fun match. She started out ready to be friends, but that first meeting, wow, he did not come across as very nice. So that made a bit of an enemies to friends aspect to this one as well. Once he kind of blackmailed her into being his fake fiance though, I fell in love with him. All the dates he set up were so perfect. Whether they were social media post perfect only, or taking her to a bookstore, they were just perfect. I would have to say that Carter is definitely my favorite from this series, and I could really put him on my all-time favorite book boyfriend list.
Once again I loved getting little peeks into the other two stories before this from a different point of view, it just really makes it all complete having these stories kind of taking place at the same time for all three. The epilogue was also perfect to get us a wrap up for all three couples. There were some quotes in the book that I adored, and had to save just to remember how perfect they were for a book lover like myself.
“If there’s books, I’m there. Books are everything to me. Libraries, bookstores, the bookshelf at Goodwill, I’ll stop at all of them.”
“There are books to be fondled, and they hate to be kept waiting.”
Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.
November 17, 2021
Ok I just want to start by saying I love LOVE Jana’s books especially these Christmas ones. They’re all so cute and fun to read.
Lexi is the local dog rescuer. She’s loves the pooches, all kinds and every kind so when her neighbour Joe passed away she took in his beautiful dog Rudy and vowed to love him forever but there’s a little thing called a Will that’s in the way as Joe left Rudy to his sports obsessed nephew, Carter.
Carter has a thing for the ladies, he sleeps about and loves doing so. So when a video ends up online of him he’s sponsorship is in danger and he must do what he can to make sure he secures it even if it means getting fake engaged to the sassy girl next door.
From their first meeting there’s chemistry and anger, lots of anger lol.
So now, I just need to say I just couldn’t enjoy this book as much as I did the others. I feel like their story was bland, barely anything happened but these characters had so much potential, I loved their story, I truly did but I just wish there was a little more oomf kinda.
That alone makes me so sad because I’m a huge lover of this authors books.
Even though their story didn’t really do it for me, it was enjoyable.
I can’t wait to see what comes from this author in the future.
Lexi is the local dog rescuer. She’s loves the pooches, all kinds and every kind so when her neighbour Joe passed away she took in his beautiful dog Rudy and vowed to love him forever but there’s a little thing called a Will that’s in the way as Joe left Rudy to his sports obsessed nephew, Carter.
Carter has a thing for the ladies, he sleeps about and loves doing so. So when a video ends up online of him he’s sponsorship is in danger and he must do what he can to make sure he secures it even if it means getting fake engaged to the sassy girl next door.
From their first meeting there’s chemistry and anger, lots of anger lol.
So now, I just need to say I just couldn’t enjoy this book as much as I did the others. I feel like their story was bland, barely anything happened but these characters had so much potential, I loved their story, I truly did but I just wish there was a little more oomf kinda.
That alone makes me so sad because I’m a huge lover of this authors books.
Even though their story didn’t really do it for me, it was enjoyable.
I can’t wait to see what comes from this author in the future.
May 16, 2022
Cute Christmas story
This story is about Carter, one of the three Shepherd brothers who is a famous baseball player and Lexi, the Reindeer Falls town librarian. They have an agreement, she pretends to be fake engaged to him and in turn, he will let her have the dog that his uncle has willed to him upon his death. Cute and funny.
This story is about Carter, one of the three Shepherd brothers who is a famous baseball player and Lexi, the Reindeer Falls town librarian. They have an agreement, she pretends to be fake engaged to him and in turn, he will let her have the dog that his uncle has willed to him upon his death. Cute and funny.
November 15, 2021
3.5 stars
Review by Lisa Kane
This is the last installment of the Holiday Reindeer Falls collection. Lexi Foster is the town's librarian and Carter is a home town boy who made good with his baseball career. Lexi loves Rudy, a dog that was owned by her late next door neighbor Joe. When he died, Lexi took Rudy in and thinks of this furbaby as her own. But Carter Sheppard is the actual owner, having inherited Rudy from Joe. It breaks Lexi's heart to give him up, but what can she do?
When Lexi drops off Rudy, Carter answers the door while on the phone with some business matter. Apparently, the conversation is not going well and Carter is angry that some scandal concerning an almost naked woman is brewing. Lexi has disdain for Carter as his womanizing is almost as famous as his baseball skills. Carter can barely be bothered to acknowledge Lexi and calls Rudy a "used dog". Yeah, he's not winning me over.
But it turns out Carter needs Lexi's wholesome image to make his tarnished appearance look better. He proposes that if she can help him turn around an endorsement from Nike that is in the balance right now, she can have Rudy back. Enter the fake relationship card!
Once Carter's guard is down he's not such a bad guy. He does hold an affection for the town he grew up in and has some long term plans to enrich it. Lexi comes out of her shell under his attentions and both are surprised by their response to each other. (I would have liked Carter's POV-it would have added to the story)
There's a little bit of angst, some light, funny moments and a cute wrap up of the collection's three couples. If you've read any of the three, you might want to make sure you check this one out, as it has an epilogue containing all the characters from the three books.
Review by Lisa Kane
This is the last installment of the Holiday Reindeer Falls collection. Lexi Foster is the town's librarian and Carter is a home town boy who made good with his baseball career. Lexi loves Rudy, a dog that was owned by her late next door neighbor Joe. When he died, Lexi took Rudy in and thinks of this furbaby as her own. But Carter Sheppard is the actual owner, having inherited Rudy from Joe. It breaks Lexi's heart to give him up, but what can she do?
When Lexi drops off Rudy, Carter answers the door while on the phone with some business matter. Apparently, the conversation is not going well and Carter is angry that some scandal concerning an almost naked woman is brewing. Lexi has disdain for Carter as his womanizing is almost as famous as his baseball skills. Carter can barely be bothered to acknowledge Lexi and calls Rudy a "used dog". Yeah, he's not winning me over.
But it turns out Carter needs Lexi's wholesome image to make his tarnished appearance look better. He proposes that if she can help him turn around an endorsement from Nike that is in the balance right now, she can have Rudy back. Enter the fake relationship card!
Once Carter's guard is down he's not such a bad guy. He does hold an affection for the town he grew up in and has some long term plans to enrich it. Lexi comes out of her shell under his attentions and both are surprised by their response to each other. (I would have liked Carter's POV-it would have added to the story)
There's a little bit of angst, some light, funny moments and a cute wrap up of the collection's three couples. If you've read any of the three, you might want to make sure you check this one out, as it has an epilogue containing all the characters from the three books.
November 18, 2021
The Bachelor on the Shelf is the third and final book in the 2nd edition of Reindeer Falls stories. This one centered on Lexi and Carter, the third and final Sheppard brother who had to come back to Reindeer Falls to get what his late Uncle Joe left to him in his will.
Lexi has lived next door to Uncle Joe for years and fell head over heels for his dog, Rudy. She's been taking care of him since Uncle Joe passed away, but now Carter has come to town to collect Rudy. Lexi doesn't want to give him up, so Carter negotiates with her: pretend to be his fiancé to help him clean up his image, and he'll give her the dog.
What ensues is classis Jana: a quirky heroine who the reader can't help but cheer for, a hunky guy who every girl would love to call their own, and throw in a cute dog to round out the trifecta!
It took me a while to warm up to Carter, it rubbed me the wrong way that he kept calling Lexi everything but her actual name, like he couldn't remember what it was. But Carter had a plan that Lexi really didn't clue into until the very end, and in the bigger picture, Uncle Joe's plan for Carter and his two brothers was what every Hallmark Christmas movie is made of.
I loved being back in Reindeer Falls again, and I loved seeing all three brothers and their ladies finding their happily ever after's.
Lexi has lived next door to Uncle Joe for years and fell head over heels for his dog, Rudy. She's been taking care of him since Uncle Joe passed away, but now Carter has come to town to collect Rudy. Lexi doesn't want to give him up, so Carter negotiates with her: pretend to be his fiancé to help him clean up his image, and he'll give her the dog.
What ensues is classis Jana: a quirky heroine who the reader can't help but cheer for, a hunky guy who every girl would love to call their own, and throw in a cute dog to round out the trifecta!
It took me a while to warm up to Carter, it rubbed me the wrong way that he kept calling Lexi everything but her actual name, like he couldn't remember what it was. But Carter had a plan that Lexi really didn't clue into until the very end, and in the bigger picture, Uncle Joe's plan for Carter and his two brothers was what every Hallmark Christmas movie is made of.
I loved being back in Reindeer Falls again, and I loved seeing all three brothers and their ladies finding their happily ever after's.
November 13, 2021
The Bachelor on the Shelf is our 6th (and 3rd one in this 2nd boxed set) book in the Reindeer Falls world. This book is our 3rd bestie and 3rd Sheppard brother. Lexi is the local librarian. She's the cute, "sprite" of a woman that loves her books and the happily ever afters. She is the all or nothing type of gal. Carter is a famous baseball player and he is back in Reindeer Falls to get ownership of his recently deceased uncle's dog and to transform his playboy reputation in order to land a big endorsement. And the only way he can see that happening is by faking an engagement.....to the local librarian.
This may have been my favorite of the 3 in this RF collection. I really enjoyed Lexi as a character and her book loving ways. She was cute and not overly awkward. She had a deep love for the uncle's dog, Rudy and she genuinely loved her friends. Carter? Well, I couldn't really get a good feel on him (this is the problem when we don't get dual POVs in romances), but I felt like there was always more to him and that was definitely apparent with the baseball field scene.
Loved the fake dating scheme and loved the present the uncle left for these two. Just too perfect for this couple. It was a good wrap up to this set. I really appreciated the epilogue we were left with. Since we didn't get epilogues in the previous books, this one was for everyone. Cute and fun small town, holiday romcom that will surely delight the lighthearted readers.
This may have been my favorite of the 3 in this RF collection. I really enjoyed Lexi as a character and her book loving ways. She was cute and not overly awkward. She had a deep love for the uncle's dog, Rudy and she genuinely loved her friends. Carter? Well, I couldn't really get a good feel on him (this is the problem when we don't get dual POVs in romances), but I felt like there was always more to him and that was definitely apparent with the baseball field scene.
Loved the fake dating scheme and loved the present the uncle left for these two. Just too perfect for this couple. It was a good wrap up to this set. I really appreciated the epilogue we were left with. Since we didn't get epilogues in the previous books, this one was for everyone. Cute and fun small town, holiday romcom that will surely delight the lighthearted readers.
November 18, 2021
I love how the blurb of the stories in this series arewritten from the guy’s POV and the rest of story is from the girl’s with this series. You totally know the motivation of the guys going in and it’s fun to watch the girls completely misinterpret them!
I really enjoyed Carter and Lexi’s story - professional baseball player courts small town librarian, giving hope to nerdy girls everywhere! And all the fun dates they went on made me totally want to spend some time in Reindeer Falls. So many festivities!!
They seem to be total opposites, but they actually have so much in common: book lovers (YA fantasy novels!), dog lovers, and they are both so community-mined.
Lexi is hilarious in this story and is just a constant pratfall waiting to happen: bathing suit lingerie for the win!
Like the others in the series, this one is spicy enough to be inappropriate for the Hallmark Channel.
I really enjoyed Carter and Lexi’s story - professional baseball player courts small town librarian, giving hope to nerdy girls everywhere! And all the fun dates they went on made me totally want to spend some time in Reindeer Falls. So many festivities!!
They seem to be total opposites, but they actually have so much in common: book lovers (YA fantasy novels!), dog lovers, and they are both so community-mined.
Lexi is hilarious in this story and is just a constant pratfall waiting to happen: bathing suit lingerie for the win!
Like the others in the series, this one is spicy enough to be inappropriate for the Hallmark Channel.
November 19, 2021
Typical Janet book. I laughed, there was great Dec appeal, and I was tearing up at the end. What a great ending to this year’s installment to Reindeer Fall’s trilogy. I hope this continues next year.
December 13, 2021
Short and sweet or should I say naughty;))
Enemies-to-lovers, fake marriage clichè add a dog into the mix and it is very amusing sweet and naughty christmas novella
Enemies-to-lovers, fake marriage clichè add a dog into the mix and it is very amusing sweet and naughty christmas novella
February 23, 2022
I seem not to be able to stop reading these Christmas novellas... It's the same thing over and over again, but at this moment it just works for me 🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽
November 15, 2021
It... wasn't great. Not terrible, but not all that good either. I've been enjoying this series because each novella is a fun little under-100-page Christmas treat, but this year's installments definitely miss the mark in the romance department. This hero goes from a total jerk to a total sweetheart in the blink of an eye, and without his perspective, it just didn't make sense to me. We're not even sure he knows the heroine's name for a decent amount of the story, and he NEVER finds out that A. they went to high school together or B. that she has had a crush on him for years. That's... not ideal, given the way the story ends. All three of this year's heroines have self-esteem issues actually, because they all take the scraps the heroes throw their way. So, while parts of this were great, it wasn't the dose of holiday cheer that I was looking for.
The story follows Lexi, a librarian who loves her hometown. When her high school crush returns home, he's nothing like she remembered. Carter is a sports star and known manhoe, and he doesn't even realize that they know each other. He's selfish and focused on his own issues, including a pesky PR problem that requires a fake fiancée. Since Lexi, apparently, looks like wife material, Carter decides that they'll date while he's in town. And Lexi, well, Lexi finds herself agreeing. But as the two spend time together, their dates start to feel all too real, and that might be a problem for everyone involved.
We really do need more clues about what these heroes are thinking, because the shine has worn off now that it's been an issue with each of this year's releases. I liked One Night with a Nutcracker the most, but even that had the same problem. In this one, Carter is a complete selfish jerk at the beginning, self-absorbed and a total player. He complains that he only inherited a "used dog" and he is not nice to Lexi. We learn more about him in the blurb than we do the rest of the novella. A little more insight into him would've turned this into a sweet and sexy holiday story, but it misses the mark without that information. The second half reads better than the first, and I loved that we got that great epilogue to wrap up this year's trio of novellas. Unfortunately, I can't say that this was sugar and spice and everything nice when I was annoyed by the hero (for being a jerk) and the heroine (for falling so easily) the entire time. I received an early copy and am voluntarily leaving a review of this holiday romance.
The story follows Lexi, a librarian who loves her hometown. When her high school crush returns home, he's nothing like she remembered. Carter is a sports star and known manhoe, and he doesn't even realize that they know each other. He's selfish and focused on his own issues, including a pesky PR problem that requires a fake fiancée. Since Lexi, apparently, looks like wife material, Carter decides that they'll date while he's in town. And Lexi, well, Lexi finds herself agreeing. But as the two spend time together, their dates start to feel all too real, and that might be a problem for everyone involved.
We really do need more clues about what these heroes are thinking, because the shine has worn off now that it's been an issue with each of this year's releases. I liked One Night with a Nutcracker the most, but even that had the same problem. In this one, Carter is a complete selfish jerk at the beginning, self-absorbed and a total player. He complains that he only inherited a "used dog" and he is not nice to Lexi. We learn more about him in the blurb than we do the rest of the novella. A little more insight into him would've turned this into a sweet and sexy holiday story, but it misses the mark without that information. The second half reads better than the first, and I loved that we got that great epilogue to wrap up this year's trio of novellas. Unfortunately, I can't say that this was sugar and spice and everything nice when I was annoyed by the hero (for being a jerk) and the heroine (for falling so easily) the entire time. I received an early copy and am voluntarily leaving a review of this holiday romance.
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