BOYS

River has spent years wondering what he did to lose his best friend. One day they were inseparable. The next, Aiden wouldn't look at him, and he never got a reason why.

Now they're both forced to spend a summer working side by side on a mural for the man who once held their whole community together. River's determined to keep his head down and get through it. Aiden's determined to make that impossible.

The rivalry is easy. It's the moment Aiden kisses him, in the quiet of an empty garage, that changes everything River thought he knew.

Boys Don't Cry is a sweet, slow burn enemies to lovers romance about first love, second chances, and choosing the people who choose you back.