If you're looking for the perfect summer romcom, this is the book for you!

There is a reason Kortney Keisel is one of my favorite authors, her romcoms are simply top tier! And she did it again with Summer Ever After. I adore everything about this book! It has literally everything I love about romcoms: it's witty and hilarious, it's sweet and swoony, it's full of chemistry and tension, and it is overflowing with romcom tropes without being silly or cringy. Kortney knows what she's doing, let me tell you!

I couldn't get enough of Jane and Walker. Jane is the epitome of a romcom heroine, she's sweet, compassionate, helpful, and hopelessly romantic while still being strong and independent. Walker is, as Jane puts it, "a walking romance trope," and I am here for it. He's flirty, confident, handsome, and persistent, a true dream romcom hero. And goodness, their banter and chemistry are off the charts, and those kisses? Get ready to melt.

"The summer of Jane Hayes" may seem cheesy at first glance, but it is just so authentic for her as a character. She's so unapologetically herself and she's going for what she wants, and that confidence negates any chessiness. (Plus, watching her try to date all the leading men of the rest of the series is hilarious.) And Walker's so supportive of her, even when he knows it'll suck for him; and his character growth is so good, with golf, with his family, and with Jane.

Gosh, I just love this book so much! It quickly became one of my favorite books of the year (and maybe of all time), and I just want to gush about it!

Um início de série clichê que faz uma verdadeira homenagem às próprias tropes - só que de formas um tanto diferenciadas, mas igualmente divertidas e envolventes! Solicitei o ARC desse livro mais para conhecer mais uma autora de romance clean, tinha um certo pé atrás por não ter curtido o quinto livro da série e o segundo ter sido apenas mediano, mas Summer Ever After foi uma boa surpresa e que realmente fez sentido de ser o início de Falling for Summer como um todo - ainda que, para todos os efeitos, os livros possam ser lidos de forma independente sim, mas foi bacana pegar esse volume e ver o ponto de partida de alguns personagens futuros, tanto dos que já li, como dos que ainda, agora, pretendo sim ler.

Mesclando clichês e o ar de comédia romântica que amamos, bem como o fato maravilhoso de ser leve e sem hot, Kortney Keisel desenvolveu um enredo que, em sua simplicidade, fluiu de forma tranquila e divertida com a mocinha tentando recriar seus clichês favoritos de romance enquanto vai à busca de seu romance em particular, e os esbarrões nada planejados dela no mocinho que tá ali por acaso, recuperando-se de um acidente que o desestabilizou no campo profissional, do golfe, e que acaba ora ajudando, ora se envolvendo de outras formas nos programas aleatórios e um tanto inesperados da protagonista. Mesmo sem grandes cenas e momentos, é uma leitura bacana e decerto mais envolvente que os outros volumes que li, o que me animou de novo a continuar a jornada literária por Sunset Harbor.

Tem seus momentos mais parados, um ou outro de conflito meio irritante, principalmente na repetição de todo o drama da Jane sobre o Walker sendo "irmão de sua melhor amiga", mas felizmente não foi tão prolongado e, de alguma forma, o diálogo ainda se fez presente para evitar que isso se estendesse de forma mais incômoda, então dá para relevar. Um sólido quatro estrelas para mim, e com certeza quero ler mais histórias da autora depois também.

*♡Thank you to NetGalley and Kortney Keisel for the ARC of this audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion♡*

Summer Ever After is perfect for a summer beach read. Filled to the brim with all the favourite tropes and a happy ever after 🥰
A nice, relaxing romcom with two loveable main characters that I was rooting for from the start. The banter between Jane and Walker genuinely had me kicking my legs and squealing with delight 😂

Would definitely recommend!! Cant wait to continue the series ❤️

Summer Ever After is such a sweet romance by Kourtney Keisel. I loved this book and listened to it via audio. The romance is so good. Walker is really the ultimate book boyfriend—sweet, swoony, and such a hard worker. I love how he isn't the "toxic" player but just a flirt, and a real person. Jane is so sweet; she's a ball of sunshine. I love her love for love.

The book contains so many awesome references to tropes. I love how Jane puts herself in all sorts of situations, none of them going to plan, but Walker is always there. The meta feeling the book has with the tropes is really adorable. I love the ways of swooning, recreating romance tropes, and how they go wrong in the funniest way possible.

Walker is a real character. I loved how he cares for Jane. His feelings for her are genuine and so cute. I love how he is patient with her and truly cares. You can see how he is always there for her.

Jane is just an adorable character. I love how she has a crush on Walker but doesn't let it overtake her. She isn't a puddle or a pushover. She stands on her own feet. I love how she is patient and makes Walker prove his feelings for her. I also like that she is loyal to Capri. Her friendship with Capri is honestly perfect—so sweet and supportive.

The side characters are so fun. I love how in this book we get glimpses of other couples and their stories. I love how we get introduced to a lot of the leading men in the next books. It’s adorable.

The romance is just so good. Walker and Jane have the perfect amount of chemistry. I love how their relationship develops very gradually. There are so many moments where they care for and are there for each other. It’s adorable. I love the boat scene and the first kiss—it’s just awesome.

I also like how this book touches on golf. I learned a lot about golf and how it's a difficult sport. Walker's dedication is commendable. I highly recommend this book—it’s awesome.

The narration is also good. I love how the male narrator reads the male lines and the female narrator reads the female lines. I wasn't quite expecting to like it, but it worked out. Go check out this book—it’s so awesome.

This book is a romance novel written for people who read a lot of romance novels. It completely breaks the fourth wall in talking about the romance novel tropes, packing them all in. While the FMC is a little annoying sometimes (an honest conversation could’ve gone a long way here) and absolutely shameless (HOW if you live in this small of a town you’d feel comfortable with this behavior is beyond me), it was still a quick fun summer read.

3 stars

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Such a fun read and as the title suggests, perfect for summer. I loved the plot, the characters and found myself laughing out loud more than once!

Summer Ever After was so much fun! I love a love story trope in an audiobook! Golf girlies this ones for you!

3.5⭐

I think Jane trying to find love by setting up guys with romance tropes was just a little too much for me. If she maybe tried a couple times, then that would be funny but there were just too many with guys that were duds and she just kept trying and trying! You can do better Jane!

Obviously, the best guy was right in front her...Walker. The way he popped up in so many situations was so perfect! I loved that. Walker was great in this one and loved his flirty banter with Jane.

Overall, a good book but just so slow and silly at times!

Golf is the sports romance I never knew I needed

This start to the multi author summer series is funny, sweet, and kept me smiling all the way through. Golf star returns, best friends brother and all the micro tropes you could ever want can be found in this laugh out loud romcom. Check it out asap!

I had the opportunity to listen to an ALC of this after I finished reading it, I found the narrators an excellent fit, with good emotion portrayed in their voice, fitting for each situation. Laughs abundant!

Can I tell you how much I love Kortney Keisel? She has the most original ideas and is such a great storyteller! I love all the awkward moments, the witty banter, and the sizzling romance without any of the spice!

Jane has decided this is her summer to fall in love. She lives on an island and refuses to leave. So she must find “the one” among the few available makes who live there. To accomplish this she makes a list of eligible males and makes dates with them. She tries to create the spark through forced romance tropes like food in her hair (for him to pull out), jealousy, forced proximity, etc. the awkwardness of these forced situations is hilarious!

Enter Walker Collins (who didn’t make the list) who seems to fall into these tropes naturally. But he’s off limits. As much as she tries to avoid his attentions the feelings between them sizzle!

This is so original, cute and fun! You really need to read it.

Cute story of Jane trying to find love using all the typical love tropes. She runs into her childhood friend's brother who is in town working on his professional golf game. Will the best friends brother trope finally have Jane finding love? Spice level 1/5.

Easy, light summer romance. Mostly cute, but at times a little over the top. Jane is on a mission. She wants to be in love by summer's end. She lives on an island with a limited population from which to choose, but also never, ever wants to leave. Hmmm. She tries to throw herself at a few who have no clue or no interest and at times she somewhat comes off as really desperate and that's never a good look on anyone. Ever. When her best friend's brother comes home to take a break and get his game back (professional golfer) her interest is piqued, but he is off limits to him and he to her. Small town, opposites attract and a few more cute tropes thrown in all lead to a much expected, but sweet happily ever after.

4⭐
Genre ~ romantic comedy
Series ~ Falling for Summer #1
Setting ~ Island off the coast of Florida
Publication date ~ ebook ~ June 12, 2024, audio ~ July 21, 2024
Publisher ~ Dreamscape Media
Est Page Count ~ 364 (41 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 8 hours 37 minutes
Narrators ~ Amanda Friday & Andy Harrington
POV ~ dual 1st, present tense
Featuring ~ small town, island life, pro golfer, best friends brother, sisters best friend, forbidden, off limits, slow burn, no steamage

Jane & Walker
Jane is ready to settle down and find love on the island she adores. She uses popular book tropes to set the tone. And boy do we hear the word trope a bunch, a bit too much obsessively tropey for me. But now her school crush is back in town putting a damper on her plans to find love this summer.

Walker is ready to get his golf game back on track after an injury. He’s not interested in being on the island any longer than he needs to, but his sister's best friend catches his eye. Will the fun times they have together make him change his mind and stay? Or is hanging with Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods more appleaing? That’d be a yes to Brooks for me, wink wink.

I could’ve gone without the time wasting because of the sister crap, but overall this was cute, had some nice banter and a great series starter. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s in store for the rest of the island peeps.

Narration notes:
Duet!! Whoop whoop! Both of their voices were pleasing to my ears.

Really loving the Falling for Summer series and this installment was especially cute. The tropes are troping...especially in this one, considering it's all about tropes. I recommend this book if you're into romcoms, clean romance or fluffy fiction. A great beach read!

3.6 rounded up to 4.

4⭐️ Audiobook ARC Review: My first book in the Falling for Summer series and I am hooked! This was the perfect book to start with, obviously because it’s the first book released in the series, buuuuut it kind of sets the scene for all of the other books. It introduces almost all of the characters, their backgrounds, personalities, who they will date, all the things. But that didn’t overshadow the main love story in this one between Jane and Walker.

They were so cute. Jane was an idiot (a sweet idiot) for most of the book, but Walker redeemed their love story. Like, I didn’t love that Jane was kind of a serial dater with all of the men that we will see later in the series. It was just weird. I get that the author wanted to introduce them but it was like, come on. Jane seems kind of tacky to go through all the men her friends will end up with, but whatever. I still loved the story. And Walker. Oh he was so patient and adorable. He watched her date all these men, and waited for her to choose him. It was a very satisfying first kiss and ending that’s for sure.

I read the book along with listening to the audiobook, which I think magnified my enjoyment of the story. It was my first duet narration audiobook which was so much fun! It was so much more natural and way better than the normal dual narration. I far prefer this way. And the narrators were great. I usually hate one or the other, but I enjoyed them both.

So excited to read the rest of characters stories from Sunset Harbor!

Thank you to NetGalley, Dreamscape Media, and Kortney Keisel for the complimentary copy of this audiobook. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Read if you enjoy:
- Every cute micro-trope ever
- Childhood crush
- Best friend’s brother
- Forbidden romance
- Pro golfer
- Clean romance

Summer Ever After, by Kortney Keisel, is the first book in the collaborative series Falling for Summer. These books are set on the fictional island of Sunset Harbor, Florida, and bring to life current and former residents of the island. Jane Hayes, daughter of country music royalty, could live anywhere but has chosen to stay in the beachfront family home on Sunset Harbor, working as town administrator, and vowing she will spend her entire life on this jewel in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ready to settle down, Jane has decided this is the summer she will find her forever love. One main criterion for this potential mate as that he must be as devoted to the island as she is. Now, using every romance trope she can recall, she is working her way through the locals with no luck and no spark.

Walker Collins first set foot on Sunset Harbor when he was a grieving kid. His mother, two sisters, and he moved to be with his grandparents after his father’s passing. Although Walker settled in and was popular, he was never happy on the island except when he was on the golf course with his neighbor and golf coach Pete. Now in a huge slump following back surgery, Walker is back on the island teaming up with Pete to get his game back.

With no intentions of staying, Walker is not on Jane’s radar as a person of interest. Plus, when they were kids Jane had promised his sister Capri that she would never go for him as so many people had used Capri to get to Walker. But it would seem that the fates might just have different ideas.

This is a delightful summer tale! It’s a story of romance tropes, tropical beaches, and textured characters. I very much enjoyed its humor and plot line, and I do recommend it.

This book is so fun. I loved the characters and the fictional town. I also liked all the things golf. We don’t see it that often. So it’s fun to have that be the perfect sport for the island.

I loved the narrators and hope they continue thru the series. They did a great job of capturing the emotions of the characters and enhancing the story.

This is a slow burn so get settled in and ready for them to connect. Also thru the dating process you’ll get to see all the tropes at work!

I enjoyed the side characters and I’m excited to see who else gets a story in this series!

This book was such an ode to romance trope-lovers, and I was so happy to return to Sunset Harbor and enjoy another installment in the Falling for Summer series! Jane and Walker made such a cute, sweet pair and I thoroughly enjoy losing myself in their love story as they played out the different romance tropes. The audiobook narrators were *chef's kiss* perfect and made this book such a treat to listen to! I highly recommend this book and others in the series. It's the perfect addition to a sweet summer.

Thank you to Dreamscape Media for gifting me with an ALC to review. All opinions are my own.

"Summer Ever After" by Kortney Keisel is a fun romantic comedy of a book. Jane, our heroine decides this is the summer she is going to fall in love. She makes a list of men that want to stay on the island and a list of romantic tropes and decides to date until she finds the one.

Enter Walker, a man not on her list that doesn't want to stay on the island. He was her childhood crush and brother to her BFF Capri. Walker manages to walk in on her in various moments and sets this up to be such as sweet, funny book.

I loved the fact that this was no spice, with a little kissing and lots of comedy. There are great tropes explored in a funny funny way and a great story behind both main characters. Family is also a focus in the background as is found family. The fictional island this is set on off the coast of Florida is a very believable community with lots of quirky characters.

I listened to the audiobook and it was overall well done however I was thrown a bit by the pronunciation of Jane's BFF Capri's name. The narrator pronounces it "Cap-ri" instead of the regular way I'd hear it "Ca-pri" so not sure if it was intentional by the author to pronounce it that way or an error by the narrator. Other than that though, I liked both narrators for the audiobook.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape publishing for the chance to review an ARC of the audiobook. All opinions expressed are my own.

If you want to listen to a great opening chapter....this is it. Sweet old ladies reading spicy romance out loud LOL! Amanda pulls off all the voices and I was dying while I listened to the narrators. It immediately pulls you in.

The narrators for this story are 100% on point. They bring the personality and details you imagine when you read. I loved the dual POV and both the narrators are fantastic. Amanda doing various voices are believable and not cheesy. The first chapter has so many parts and she does them well. She has so much personality and you are immediately sucked in. Andy's timbre and deep voice give Walker the personality. The back and forth with the male and female parts are amazing. It's like watching a play in my mind while listening. Another fantastic book with great narrators.

Jane is happy with her job and loves her friends and book club on the small island of Sunset Harbor. She loves love and wants to find a man on her small island, so she'll do everything she can with the small pool of men she has to choose from. The idea: try every to create every romance trope she can with the men on the island until she falls in love. It can't be that hard?
Enter Walker, a pro golfer back to the island to work on his golf game and hide out. Walker keeps getting in Jane's way or accidentally being apart of her trope plan, until it's clear these two need their own "best friends brother" trope.