Our summers were everlasting… until he broke his promise.
ThisMany seasons have passed since I last saw Ryan. He used to visit Kither Springs in the summer, and though we only had those couple months together every year, he was my best friend… until the day we shared the most earth-shattering kiss over the fields we’d claimed as ours. Then he stopped answering my calls and never returned to town again.
Now, a decade later, he’s back and looking even more breathtaking than in my memories. Feelings I thought I’d gotten over come rushing back.
But Ryan didn’t come back alone.
Karla’s the sweetest little girl I’ve ever met, with beautiful, bright blue eyes, just like her daddy. It wasn’t hard for her to capture my heart, but spending more time with her and her daddy is a bad idea.
I just got out of a relationship, and I’m not looking for a new one, but how do I keep myself from falling for someone who’s already captured my heart once before?
Promised Summer is book 2 of the Promises, Promises series set in a small town with meddling neighbors and a tight-knit community of friends and family. It can be read standalone, but is better read in a series. This book features friends-to-lovers, a single dad, second chances, and playful doggos.
Content Warning:
Death of an off-screen character. Trauma related to an accident and loss. Grief and healing. A cheating ex. (There is no cheating between the two MCs)
Shannan Harshell –
PROMISED SUMMER is the second installment in the Promises, Promises series. It can be read as a standalone but reads better if you it in the order that the author intended. Friends to lovers, small town, second chances.
Growing up Ryan used to visit Kither Springs every summer where he and jones became the best of friends, The last summer he was there Ryan and Jones kissed and everything changed.
Ryan is now a single dad back in town trying to do what’s best for her. He’s moved in with his mom and grandma until he can find a place of his own but the search is tough. When he runs into his childhood best friend he doesn’t know what to expect seeing how their friendship stopped. What he isn’t expecting is Jones being so forgiving. Jones is fresh out of relationship and all he wants is to take care of someone. Ryan and his daughter Karla fill that need. Yes they had their issues but it was like no time had passed between them and they were able to find their way into each others hearts. With the addition of Karla and an adorable dog this one is hard to dislike in anyway.
Jones was so quick to forgive Ryan and go back to that close friendship they always had. There could have been a much bigger resentment from Jones but he has always loved Ryan and was willing to overlook what had hurt him to be there for Ryan.
The audio was perfect. I was so invested in these characters I was almost angry that my workday was over and I had to stop listening. For once I couldn’t wait to get back to work the next day to find out what sweet thing was going to happen next!!
I was given a free copy of this book and audio to read/listen for review by the author.
molly S Otto –
Jones, having recently caught his now ex-boyfriend cheating on him, has decided to once and for all relationships are not for him. Jones heart has belonged to the boy he spent his summers with until he poofed and disappeared until one day, he ended up finding his daughter Karla at their spot of the hiking trails of Kither Springs. Ryan always loved his summers in Kither Springs with Jones, yet when all the bad hit him at once and he lost the courage to talk to Jones again, hasn’t returned since, but now he was a single parent and needed to return to family to help raise his daughter.
When these two meet up again, Jones can’t help but fall hard and fast once again for this man and his daughter. Too bad their past, along with the town gossips, makes letting him back in hard. These two take their time in building their relationship before going for more. I loved that Karla was the center focus of not only Ryan but Jones as well. Together, they showed this little girl she is important, and her well-being mattered most. The town and its lovely gossip mill lead to both frustration and humorous times. There was a beautiful balance throughout. I can’t wait to see if who I want to be next is our next couple.