I love reading novellas around the holidays because there is always so much to do to get ready and it can be difficult to find time for reading full-length novels, but I can always find time for a quick novella. The ones included in the Reindeer Falls collection were particularly delightful, making me laugh out loud over and over again. I wish the town of Reindeer Falls, Michigan were a real place because I would love to spend the holidays there! I highly recommend this collection for all romantic comedy fans. It is a great introduction to Jana Aston's work and is sure to get you into the Christmas spirit.
About the Reindeer Falls Collection
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Welcome to Reindeer Falls.
Grab a mug of hot cocoa and a comfortable chair and enjoy all three novellas in the Reindeer Falls Collection in one volume.
The Boss Who Stole Christmas (Book 1)
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a new boss for Christmas. Mine is the worst. The worst, hidden in a six-foot-tall package of male perfection. It'd be easier if he looked like an old Scrooge, wouldn't it? Nick Saint-Croix doesn't look like an old scrooge. He's hot as - um, never mind. Just bring me a new boss. Please.
Sincerely,
Holly Winter
If You Give a Jerk a Gingerbread (Book 2)
Dear Santa,
I do not want Keller James for Christmas. I will not fall for him, no matter how charming or irresistible or famous he is. I will not be swayed by his skills in the kitchen or by his British accent. I'm going to win the Great Gingerbread Bake-Off and no one is going to stand in my way. Not even Keller. All kisses are off. I mean all bets. All bets are off. And all his clothes. Grr, never mind. I'll figure this out myself.
XOXO,
Ginger Winter
The One Night Stand Before Christmas (Book 3)
Dear Santa,
Please stop by my house and pick up your suit. If you thought I was going to run it to the dry cleaners for you after you left it on my bedroom floor, you've got another thought coming.
Best,
Noel Winter
My Review
Jana Aston's Reindeer Falls collection includes three sweet, funny, and delightful holiday novellas that are sure to put readers in the Christmas spirit. The novellas are all standalone stories, but they are interconnected, with each focusing on one of the three Winter sisters as they find love in the charming town of Reindeer Falls, Michigan. The relationship between sisters Noel, Holly, and Ginger is a ton of fun and quite possibly my favorite thing about this collection; while they constantly tease each other, it is clear how much they love and support one another.
Book #1, "The Boss Who Stole Christmas," features middle sister Holly and Nick, her new boss at the toy company where she is employed. This story is a great combination of enemies-to-lovers, office romance, and road trip romance as Holly and Nick head off on a business trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Holly is delightfully cute and quirky, very passionate about her job and life in Reindeer Falls. Nick is a bit more mysterious than Holly, but family is clearly very important to him, as evidenced by the way he dotes on his toddler niece. There's definitely more to him than his Grinch-like demeanor at work would suggest, as Holly finds out when they travel to Germany together.
Book #2, "If You Give a Jerk a Gingerbread," is the story of youngest sister Ginger and Keller, a celebrity chef visiting Reindeer Falls to compete in a holiday baking competition sponsored by the Food Network. Ginger, who was also a contestant in the baking competition, was just as cute and fun as her sister Holly, and I particularly loved the hilarious, old-fashioned phrases she used in place of swearing. Keller was super sweet, and even though he was supposed to be competing against Ginger, he made his romantic interest in her clear from the start. I'm not sure he ever really cared about winning the competition, especially after he met Ginger. In any event, the two of them were totally perfect for each other, and I think their story was my favorite of the three novellas.
Finally, in book #3, "The One Night Stand Before Christmas," oldest sister Noel has a one-night stand with a man she thinks is the brother of a co-worker, but who turns out to be a mysterious stranger who stepped in to play Santa when the real actor failed to show up at a community event Noel hosted on her co-worker's behalf. Hilarity ensues as Noel tries to track down the mysterious Teddy, only to find him in the last place she ever expected.
I loved all three of these novellas and highly recommend them for all romantic comedy fans. I wouldn't mind it if Ms. Aston decided to revisit Reindeer Falls in the future, either. It was such a charming place, and reminded me of the setting of a Hallmark Christmas movie. Maybe there's more fun (and romance) to be found there!
*ARC provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
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