🏳️‍🌈 Promised Summer (Promises, Promises #2) 🏳️‍🌈 Rye Cox 🏳️‍🌈

 

Our summers were everlasting… until he broke his promise.

Many 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.

Copy received from Neon Rainbow Reviews for an honest review

Rye Cox is a new to me author, therefore I have not read the first in the Promises Promises series, but that was fine.  I did not feel that I was missing too much as I was reading (and I will go back and read it)

Jones is at a bit of a loose end, his relationship has ended, and the only guy he has really ever loved just moved back in town.

There could have been a lot of resentment and holding back, but what I liked is that Jones and Ryan discuss what happened, how they feel, and move on with their lives - yay for communication!

Sure, they have their problems, but who doesn't? It is the way that they dealt with them that had me smiling. 

Add into that a lovely little girl and a puppy or two, and I was hooked.

I felt that Jones' feelings, especially regarding Ryan and him leaving, were relatable. With past events, his feelings were justifiable and completely understandable.  

I also really, really liked the extended friend/family group around Jones and Ryan. We all need people around us like them.

There is also a good set up for the next book in the series, so I am looking forward to that one.

Yeah, overall it was just a lovely, sweet second chance at love story.  No big bad event, no real miscommunications. Just adults, adulting lol

 

 

   

 

Hello!

My name is Rye. It’s great to meet you!

I’m a dreamer of love and fluff. I’ve been reading gay romance from a young age, starting with Japanese Yaoi manga. Fun fact, I found my first actual M/M romance book from a manga adaptation. I loved the manga so much that I read the book, which lead to finding more great authors in the genre and down the rabbit hole I went…

I’m a romantic at heart, and that’s why I’ve always loved weaving stories of people falling in love and getting their happy endings. Sometimes life doesn’t give you a happily ever after, but you’ll always find one in my books.

When I’m not writing, I’m reading (A LOT) and dreaming about cuddling with my future cats.

Feel free to message me if you have any questions and happy reading!