e-ALC, 10:58:18
Narrated by: James Cavenaugh
Release Date: May 19, 2026
Published by: Dreamscape Media
Read from: May 14-15, 2026
24 Carter Gold, #2
Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, Drug Use, Death of a Parent
For Readers of: 2sLGBTQ, Adult, Audio, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Own, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (African American), Realistic Fiction, RomanceSparks fly in this second chance m/m rom com when an unlucky-in-love event manager realizes the man-of-honor at the high profile wedding he’s planning is the same man who broke his heart.
They say you never forget your first kiss. But Jordan Carter wishes he could forget the one he shared with Jamie Peters as teens. And the one they almost shared again last year before Jamie made it clear he wasn’t the “right” man for Jordan to be with while he’s figuring himself out.
Now, Jordan’s fully focused on his career at 24 Carter Gold, his family’s event planning company, and ready to move on – until his boss assigns him to plan a new client’s high-profile wedding. The bride’s man-of-honor? None other than Jamie.
As things ramp up the closer they get to the wedding, so does Jordan’s relationship with Jamie, with sarcastic asides turning into steamy hook-ups. But can Jordan afford to pursue Jamie if he’s still unsure who he is? Or is knowing who he loves enough? Venue shopping, cake-tastings, and dress fittings with the man he can’t forget just might change the man Jordan Carter is meant to become.
Last First Kiss by Julian Winters is a second chance romance about finding yourself–and the love of your life.
*MY THOUGHTS*
Ok so y’all know I LOVED the first one. I was hella excited for this one. I just knew there was no way it wouldn’t slap like the other one. And sure enough, I loved this one too. It had some weird tech issues, but for the most part I’m excited for more.
Ok so the technical thing I mentioned was time. It seemed to be moving over like days. Like day one and then day two etc. But it wasn’t actually doing that. It went from like 1 to 7 to 12 to 20 and so on. I was confused for a big portion of this. I even mentioned in our Buddy Read how much time had passed. It was because of that I thought the timing for everything was off. Like the entire thing threw me off for a while. (And it wasn’t just me because I told the group chat and someone knew exactly what I was talking about lol)
The characters were hella cute tho. He really sold the OMG of it in the beginning. I don’t want to say who because spoilers lol But I thought it wasa cute meet cute…. Kinda. But I will say one of them got on my nerves. I was annoyed a lot of the times he was in the book, but he grew on me I guess. I will say I wish we followed someone else’s story, but this was still good. I hope that still means there’s more to this series. I NEED MORE!
The first one is still my favorite, but I really enjoyed this. I want to say so much more, but the spoilers! Just go read it! Definitely well worth the wait. (I had gotten a physical copy of this one but I ended up waiting for the audio and it didn’t come out until a month or two later lol)
Overall, I give this
