The Settle Down Summer

by Natalie Keller Reinert

When Tracey Adams decides she can't take any more of NYC life, her friends Margot and Caitlyn it's time to settle down and get out of the city. With visions of white picket fences dancing in their heads, they form a joke association -- The Settle Down Society -- and start dating with marriage in mind.

Tracey thinks she's struck gold, but it doesn't take long for her new fiance to show his true colors. Meanwhile, she keeps running into Mason, an NYPD detective who doesn't always see her at her best. But when the crusty cop shows her his heart of gold, what's a girl supposed to do?

With forced proximity and enemies to lovers tropes, plus the unstoppable background of New York City in every season, The Settle Down Summer is a classic rom-com you'll love!

Genres: Romance, Summer

305 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 4, 2023

About the author

Natalie Keller Reinert is the award-winning author of more than twenty books, including the Eventing series and Briar Hill Farm series. Drawing on her professional experience in three-day eventing, working with Thoroughbred racehorses and mounted patrol horses, therapeutic riding, and many other equine pursuits, Natalie brings her love of equestrian life into each of her titles. She also cohosts the award-winning equestrian humor podcast Adulting With Horses.

Natalie lives in north Florida with her family, horses, and cat.

Reviews

[Amy Morris · Rating 2 out of 5]

An enjoyable easy read. Picked this up on stuff your kindle day last year, it turned out to be a nice holiday read but there were a few plot holes scattered throughout and some key plot points felt rushed. Overall a pleasant story.

[W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pandemic PTSD

Emerging into the post-pandemic world has been an uneven and sometimes treacherous road for many of us. I have a great empathy for Tracey and the panic she now experiences in any kind of crowd situation. That she would meet a man like Mason who could be stable and supportive without making her 'less' gave her a chance to bloom once more as an artist. Together they find that they can establish roots in a community that is enough 'not-city' without being entirely 'country' that they can have the best of New York life.

I received an ARC copy of this story from the author via BookFunnel and voluntarily chose to share my review.

[Elise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Les livres de NKR sont toujours un régal, avec ou sans chevaux, je ne me lasse pas !
Tracey est un personnage assez différent de ceux que nous connaissons habituellement. Eprouvée par la vie elle tente de se reconstruire sous nos yeux avec des amis aux idées farfelues.
Ne passez pas à côté d'une belle histoire bien écrite sous prétexte qu'il n'y a pas de chevaux dedans !

NKR books are always great, with or without horses, I always want more !
Tracey is a character different from the usuals. Life as been hard for her and she tries to come back to a normal life with her crazy friends.
Don't miss out on a great story because there isn't any horses in it !

[Ariana Feldberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 2 of 3 is another page turner! This book is all about Tracey’s search for her ‘happily ever after’. I feel for her character- it almost seems like if she didn’t have bad luck she’d have no luck at all! In true rom com style you just never know. I won’t spoil anything by saying anymore, just give it a read. You won’t be disappointed! Just be sure you are ready to not be able to put it down :)

[Gayathri Sunil · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 rounded up to 4. Definite page-turner.

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wouldn't rec. Felt like a chore having to read this.

[tei hurst · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was soooo perfect actually like there was actual PLOT

[paula · Rating 2 out of 5]

really had to push through it… cute story