XOXO, Summer

A Single Dad, Sports, Small Town Romance

De: S.L. Scott

Narrado por: Callie Dalton, Sean Masters, Ava Erickson

I can’t decide if my new summer tenant—a devastatingly handsome hockey player and single dad—is the answer to my problems or the start of a new one.

When big-city developers threaten to buy up my small town, I need to save the rental cottage next door from demolition. I have a plan . . . until Daniel Sutton checks in.

Six-four, a face chiseled by the gods, and a body built by a career on the ice, I’m knocked sideways. He’s charming with me and adorable with his son. And when we touch, it’s electric.

But two things change everything. The pipes break in the cottage, and his agent calls. Before I can stop myself, I’m offering him a place to stay, and Daniel is offering me the answer to my problems. He’ll buy the cottage for me if I help him clean up his reputation.

Sounds simple enough. But when I start to fall in love with him, even though I know he’s leaving in a few months, it’s suddenly more complicated than ever.

I’m willing to take a chance on us and pour my heart into a letter. But with him skating on thin ice, he’s going to have to sacrifice something—me or his career.

I just hope XOXO, Summer isn’t the last thing I ever get to say to him.

©2026 S.L. Scott (P)2026 S.L. Scott

XOXO, Summer: A Single Dad Small Town Romance

AUDIO ⇒ I don’t know what kind of juju magic happened when Callie Dalton & Sean Masters came together to narrate as Summer Seasons & Daniel Sutton, but they performed like they were born to be these two characters! #believe

STORY ⇒ I "read" an ARC of this story way before the author so graciously provided an ALC and to say that I must have had joy radiating from my entire body from beginning to end is not even a little bit of an overstatement. I'm going to make three off-the-cuff statements I think best describe my experience. You ready?

Easy like Sunday morning.
Sunshine on a cloudy day.
Killing me softly.

The ease in which I fell into the story and remained "in it" was a thing of beauty that I honestly wish would happen more often than it does. The story was never not hopeful and uplifting and the love of it all was just easy even when it wasn't. Sit with that for a second. These two didn't just grow for each other in the story but also for me, in my heart and soul. I can't explain it. It was an extraordinarily beautiful thing.

There's a feeling of contentment, love & hope throughout every plot-point and circumstance. You can easily flip this story and make it much more "dramatic" than it was, but Summer deserved this kind of story and I am so proud of SL Scott for telling it like this. This woman keeps impressing me tenfold with every book she releases. You guys should really have her on your radar.

This should be your #1 Summer listen.

Summer Season is the oldest of four sisters who lost their parents at an early age. Their grandmother, Dolly took them in and cared for them and raised them after this loss. Summer soon realized she had to also help take care of her sisters because their grandmother had lost her only child as well as their loss of their parents. Summer has big dreams of purchasing a rental home and maybe even expanding on that. All the sisters want to make the town of Mountain Laurel Cove a wonderful thriving place. Currently Summer overseas the rentals owned by Mrs. Dover with the eventual hope of purchasing them for herself.

The story begins with Summer going to welcome a new tenant, Daniel Sutton, and his son, Roman. Little does she know that Daniel is a professional hockey player who comes across very arrogantly and even though she is intrigued by his good looks, he rubs her the wrong way. She is immediately on the defense with him and because she knows nothing of his profession his innuendos and comments go right over her head. The banter between is funny and kind of cute as they both try and hide their interest in the other. There’s much more to the story that you’ll have to read or listen to the audio version to find out. It’s a great summer read and it will leave you smiling and wanting more.

Summer and Daniel

The narration was good.

Summer and Daniel's story is pretty sweet. He's a professional hockey player with an 8 year old son. She's lived in her small town for her entire life and works in hospitality. She wants nothing more than to get out on her own, but that is all wound up in what her employer plans to do with the rental properties.

There are 4 sisters and I expect an underlying thread to reveal some long-kept secrets by the time the series wraps up.

Easy to read.

Sweet Scale: 4/5
Spicy Scale: 3/5

High heat, huge heart!

If you are looking for the perfect listen, this is it. This story delivers exactly what it promises: incredibly steamy scenes mixed with a genuinely beautiful, heartwarming plot. The audio performance was top-tier and really elevated the emotional connection between the characters. It has the perfect amount of spice and soul. An absolute must-listen!