Release Day Blitz: Loving Kate by D. Kelly (Book 3 of The Acceptance Series)
Katherine Moore has loved Michael Matthews since they were children. She’s also in love with his best friend. After her world was turned upside down, she made an impulsive choice which may have cost her the loves of her life. Now, as she tries to make amends, she has to choose one of them. But how do you choose between two men who love you unconditionally?
Things continue to get even more complicated with the arrival of baby Lucas. In the midst of it all, her college graduation looms on the horizon and her future has never seemed more unclear. When she finally declares which man she can’t live without, he refuses to let Kate back into his heart. Everything seems hopeless until a sudden change of events puts her in day to day contact with the man she loves.
As they both struggle to accept their new circumstances, Kate can’t help but hope this will be their second chance at happily ever after. Will the man of her dreams be able to forgive her or will she finally have to accept that she’s truly lost the love of her life?
Loving Kate is the third and final full-length novel in The Acceptance Series.
EXCERPT:
It’s crowded, but since it’s a weeknight, it’s not nearly as packed as usual. Since I’m about to lose my bull riding virginity I’m thankful for the slightly smaller crowd. As promised, Mike goes first but the ride operator isn’t as gentle on the men and he flies off pretty quickly. I think he might have wacked his balls against the hand hold on his way down. He winces a bit as he gets up.
“You okay?” I ask him, giggling, but I’m truly worried about his man parts.
He pulls me in close, his breath caressing my ear. I’m holding my breath as he whispers, “I think my baby makers are broken.” I laugh as he places a kiss on my cheek. “Good luck, baby, now go ride that bull like you’d ride me.”
He says it loud enough for everyone to hear and if I thought I was going to go deaf from the music before that was nothing compared to the whooping and hollering of the crowd. Of course the ride operator uses it to his advantage “What’s your girl’s name?” he yells across to Mike.
There’s a devious gleam in Mike’s eyes as he replies “Jessica, but all her good friends call her Jess.” He nods that he’s got it and after I’m straddled onto the bull, he holds nothing back.
“Alright, everyone, let’s hear it for our new friend Jess! Now, we all heard her boyfriend tell her to ride our bull like she rides him at home, so I think we’re in for a show.”
My cheeks were already flushed from the alcohol, my palms sweaty from nerves, but the embarrassment zinging through me makes my entire body burn. I catch Mike out of the corner of my eyes, laughing and shrugging his shoulders in a semi apology. At least he had the decency to not give my real name.
The bull starts off nice and slow, periodically gyrating a few times in a forward motion, but I’m able to hold on with just one hand. I don’t really know how long this goes on, maybe a minute or so, when I hear the announcer tell Mike over the PA system that he’s a lucky man. At this point, he’s done being nice and the bull starts bucking around like crazy. I’m able to hold it together for about another thirty seconds or so before I go flying off.
Someone helps me to my feet and I stumble over to Mike as the crowd starts chanting ‘kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss’.
Hell, at this point what does it matter? Mike’s eyes seek permission from mine as I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him close. He kisses me and the crowd goes wild. It’s just like the kiss we shared in my bed a few days ago—a little more than just friends, but not exactly like lovers. Whatever it is, I allow myself to feel it and the crowd cheers their approval.
Roc n' Read REVIEW
Simply amazing! Absolutely incredible! And even those words don't do it justice. The amount of emotion that D. Kelly was able to evoke with Loving Kate is astounding. I can't think of another book where the tears just kept streaming down my face.
This must be what they mean when they talk about a book hangover. I feel lost, but in a good way. My brain is spinning. My heart is beating, but I'm not sure at what rhythm. My eyes burn with unshed tears. My throat is tight. And I find myself just staring off into space in awe over what I've just read.
I don't know how she did it. She put all the right words together and created something amazing, incredible, extraordinary, spectacular. An ending so magnificent, so phenomenal, so... WOW! Just perfect!
The final book in the Acceptance Series was the absolute best, and isn't that really how it should be? Don't you want the finale to be bigger and better than anything that came before it?
When I read the prologue, I was already wowed. I knew this was going to be a great ride, but I had no idea it would be so much more. D. warned me that she was in tears when she finished writing it, and I'll admit, that scared me a little, but I couldn't stop reading. And yes, I was definitely in tears and needed an entire box of tissues (good thing I'd stocked up for the cold I've been fighting the last couple of weeks), but I didn't need to be afraid.
There were tears throughout the book, but somewhere in Chapter 10 they started and they didn't stop until well after I read The End. Even writing this now, the next morning, while sitting on the train on my way to work, I'm fighting them back...mainly because these other people around me just wouldn't understand.
The series may be over, but I can't even be sad about that because D. Kelly did such an unbelievable job wrapping up this story. If you love LOVE, and you haven't started this series, I strongly suggest you go grab it now! The first word of Loving Kate is Perfection, and in my opinion, that's exactly what this is. Thank you D. for bringing us perfection!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I'm a wife, a mom and a dog lover. I'm also a taxi, problem fixer, extreme multi-tasker and my kids biggest fan in anything that they do. I love to write, so when my career suddenly derailed I turned back to my love of writing. I married my high school sweetheart... how cool is that? Margaritas and sarcasm make me happy. Chocolate makes that happiness grow exponentially. People who make me laugh are my favorite kind of people. I believe Karma is a bitch who slaps back hard and that mean people suck. I'm California born and raised, I love the beach but hate the sand. The Acceptance Series is my first series with more books to come soon.
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