Promises, Promises Book 2: Promised Summer by Rye Cox

Promises, Promises Book 2

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. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223875721-promised-summer

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Jones knows his current relationship isn’t good. So when he comes home to find his boyfriend cheating on him, it is easy and a deep relief to be done with him. He knew this guy was never the one. And truthfully Jones still thinks about the guy who left him behind ten years ago. Because if there was someone who meant to be with Jones it was Ryan. So when Ryan shows up back in Kither Springs after all these years with a little girl by his side, it doesn’t take long for all the anger and hurt to come back but slowly slip away. Because the two of them still fit. Even after all this time. And this time Jones is getting his answers to why Ryan disappeared. Ryan never liked breaking his promise to Jones all those years ago. But now he has a chance to make it right. He returned home after losing someone he loved and to raise his daughter. Karla will always be his priority but being reunited with Jones and watching him care for his daughter like she is his own? He knows he is in trouble. And the more they spend time together and reconnect, the more Ryan is determined to not repeat his past mistakes. He isn’t letting Jones go again. He just has to prove that to him first. I really loved this story! It was so sweet and adorable. I loved how Jones and Ryan got a second chance. I loved how easily they became this little family, dog included, like they simply were always meant to be that way. I loved getting to know these characters and watch them fall in love all over again. My favorite of the series so far and I can’t wait for the next one!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest reiew.