Ryan Kingston is having a terrible year. His twin brother and his best friend just got engaged, leaving him feeling adrift and out of place. Prepared to ring in the New Year drunk and without a date at the annual Mallory Vineyard party, Ryan is blindsided by desire when he shares an unexpected kiss with the last person he expected…another man.With his darkest years hopefully behind him, Darian … him, Darian Fulton is finally ready to step out of the shadows and embrace his true self. Armed with pink lip gloss and a snazzy silk tie, he is determined to keep his New Year’s resolution and find his own slice of happiness; one that shows up in the form of Ryan Kingston, an alluring and apparently not-so-straight-after-all man.
Darian sets his sights on making Ryan his future gay boyfriend after a simple kiss, which quickly turns into two, then three, then more. Ryan and Darian find themselves more involved with each other than they’d ever planned. But Darian worries that Ryan is going to change his mind about being with a man—and after a surprising job offer, Ryan is worried about losing Darian for the temptations of a big city career.
Between impromptu shopping trips, midnight ice cream runs, and a long list of firsts, Ryan and Darian are faced with the choice of conquering their fears together or missing out on all of their dreams.
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We first met Ryan in Future Gay Husband and Darian when EM Denning and Kate Hawthorne released short NYE stories.
I really enjoyed this book. Darian was amazingly sweet and snarky and Ryan was everything that Darian needed.
I would love to see more from these two in the future even though they have found their HEA.
Ryan and Darian meet just in time to be each other’s New Year’s kiss, and this begins a very sweet and sexy romance. Ryan has always believed himself to be straight, but when he is suddenly drawn to gorgeous young Darian, Ryan doesn’t stress over learning he isn’t so straight after all. That makes me love him right away. Darian has battled cancer and come out the other side determined to live life to the fullest, and his growing relationship with Ryan makes him want things he never thought he would have. These two are sweet, sexy, and perfect together. There isn’t a an overwhelming amount of angst, but each man does have issues with insecurity. While I would enjoy seeing more of interaction with their families (especially Darian’s brother), I do love Ryan and Darian so much, and watching their love story evolve is heartwarming.
This is a lovely sequel to Future Fake Husband, Cole and Rhett’s book. I recommend them both!
I really loved this story! Funny and sexy af. It’s a for sure must read!
Everyone wants a kiss on New Year’s, includin Ryan and Darian. They just didn’t know they needed it to be with each other and where that spark would lead them. There is so much to love about this book. Each character individually is lovable and embarks on their own journey to deal with their insecurities. Together the path is easier. Darian is just absolutely lovable from his lip gloss and femme touches to the fear of embracing the life he didn’t think he’d have. Ryan is just as engaging as he stumbles through the new discovery that he is attracted to a man. I love that the authors made him so accepting of that and that the angst in the book is more from each of their inner issues than anything to do with each other. They are so sweet together and the sex is steamy but very realistic. I also love that the authors dd not make that part of the relationship perfect. They have to feel their way through it (and some of those moments are hilariously endearing). This is simply a must read. It will give you that warm fuzzy that only a Hawthorne/Denning book can. It’s clever, sexy, sweet, funny and so much more. They are a perfect partnership in writing style. Perfectly edited and as usual their dialogue is smart and sassy. You need this book…seriously!
I knew this was going to be a must-read for me, it has some of my favorite tropes going on: Gay for you and first times. I loved going back to Mallory Vineyard and getting to know Ryan and Darien who first met there at a New Years Eve party. There was so much sweetness about this couple who you couldn’t help but experience all the feels. When Ryan pulled out the Calvin and Troy reference, I couldn’t help but swoon for these two! You were swept up in their emotional journey together and couldn’t help rooting for their eventual HEA.
I fell in love with this book. Everything about their relationship was sweet and loving. Kate Hawthorne and E.M Denning write amazing books together! Highly recommend this book.
OMG! They are SOO hot and SOO adorable! I love Ryan and Darian! You will have a hard time putting this down. I know I did!
Future Gay Boyfriend by Kate Hawthorne and EM Dening is an insta-love, gay for you romance that offers sweetness, sexiness, humor, and a dose of angst. All the ingredients for a wonderfully satisfying read.
Ryan and Darian are fun characters who have an instant, strong connection. They draw you in with their adorably cute interactions that turn deliciously hot. I definitely found myself shipping this couple hard. The supporting cast of characters were also entertaining and amazing to read. Their story makes you fall in love.
I received an advanced reader’s copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation.