{"product_id":"promises-of-forever-nicky-james-9798882523656","title":"Promises of Forever","description":"Life can change on a dime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChildhood tragedy left Koa Burgard with many scars. Reclusive and still healing, he is sent to summer camp, where the other kids tease and bully him. All except outgoing and popular Jersey Reid. A boy who dreams about being a hockey star. A tentative friendship forms. Every summer, they reconnect for adventure. Every winter, they write letters back and forth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePromises are made, and promises are shattered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty years later, the sudden death of his parents brings Jersey home. Rotten things keep happening. His life has been full of torment and pain, and he can't remember a time when he was happy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill it ever stop? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCleaning out his deceased parents' house, he uncovers Koa's pen pal letters. Can Jersey recapture the happiness and innocence of youth by reconnecting with the strange, quirky boy he befriended at camp so long ago? Or will his prior mistakes be a barrier? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough Koa is now a respectable English teacher at an elite boarding school, Jersey quickly learns that the boy from camp has darker secrets than he ever imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKoa has given up on happiness. His views on life are bleak and disturbing, and he's learned it's better to be alone in an unforgiving world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJersey's return offsets Koa's balance and brings the past back into focus. A past he's spent a lifetime trying to forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Jersey was Koa's savior once. He was kind when no one else was. Jersey made him feel safe in an unsafe world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Jersey broke a promise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd promises are supposed to be for forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e** \u003c\/i\u003ePromises of Forever\u003ci\u003e is an angsty MM romance with the following themes. Second chance love, jock and nerd dynamic, opposites attract, mental health. Please check the trigger warnings on my website **\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicky James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798882523656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Nicky James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250624319743,"sku":"9798882523656","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2c8140d-293b-4ae5-a8b9-e99241446b9f.jpg?v=1729600906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/promises-of-forever-nicky-james-9798882523656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}