Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Promise Yule Be Mine
SERIES: Christmas Falls Season 2
AUTHOR: Rhys Everly
PUBLISHER: Rhys Writes Romance
LENGTH: 246 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2024
BLURB:
I made a promise to my best friend and I intend to keep it.
So what if our wedding planner—and my fiancée’s childhood friend—happens to be the best man I’ve ever met?
With the bride-to-be away and everything going wrong a month before the big day, it’s up to me and my wedding planner to save the day.
But with each passing day, I’m starting to second guess this marriage of convenience and fall deeper for Nova.
How can I go ahead with this wedding, when the promise of a happily ever after with the man of my dreams is finally within reach?
And how can I show Nova that despite everything, I want forever with him.
Christmas Falls: Season 2 revisits a small town that thrives on enough holiday charm to rival any Hallmark movie. It’s a multi-author M/M romance series.
REVIEW:
Kody and Jenna have no luck in romance with others. So, one drunken night, they agreed to a marriage that was convenient for each other. Kody is Bi, so few bat an eye at the childhood friends getting wed. Then Jenna bumps into her gay childhood friend Nova. Sod’s law kicks in, in that when a person’s not looking for someone – the perfect one comes into your life.
Promise Yule Be Mine is one in a collection of Christmas stories reviewed through December. And quite rightly, it is packed with sugar, mistletoe, and cheese, with no hard feelings and happy endings.
The story is told in the first person from the viewpoints of Kody and Nova. Tales in the first person tend to lean towards being dialogue-rich, which holds true here. The dialogue is also conversational, with few descriptions, which may be true to life. Still, it occasionally confused me over who was talking with little tone or inflection. Despite not being a fan of dialogue-heavy writing, I understand many will love the intimacy of the style. That being said, the banter between family and friends was endearing and highlighted familial connections.
Kody is a sweet man with confidence issues, and Jenna frequently has that look of ‘I know what’s happening here’. When Kody and Nova meet, their interactions share lots of classic moments such as brushed fingers that send tingles up the arms, swallowed frogs, and internal monologues stating how ‘screwed’ they were. Brotherly interference and other characters often see what Kody and Nova refuse to acknowledge to each other. I must admit that Kody’s brother, Nikita, lights the page with every appearance. My heart also went out to Kody as he had the heartache of making a promise to a best friend that he may have to break. What made this tale different was the asexual aspect. It made a refreshing change to read a story that highlighted other ways of showing intimacy – other than sex.
Promise Yule Be Mine is a sweet story set in a small town dedicated to Christmas. Often, what’s on the horizon was foreseeable, but what the heck, this is a Christmas yarn where sparkle and classic scenarios are a must and Christmas wishes come true.
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