by Kailin Gow
He showed me a beautiful diamond tennis bracelet with little gold loops for diamond charms. There was a starfish, a princess crown, a pirate, a theatrical mask, a jet, and pancakes all in diamond gems. It was beautiful so beautiful I was distracted from what I wanted to say to him.
“It’s beautiful,” I said. “Thank you.”
“Not as beautiful as you, Summer. You make me so happy and so complete, I’ve never been so happy before.”
My heart sank. I loved Drew so much, and I enjoyed being with him, and wanted to still, but knowing what I did about Nat, I had to confront him for lying to me.
“Drew,” I said. “I received something strange but very precious and important in the mail today.”
I held up the envelope and then showed him the letter. His guilt-ridden face and loss of words was all I needed to know he knew about Nat being alive. But why?
“I’m sorry Summer,” Drew said. “So very sorry that you had to find out this way. You must really hate me right now.”
I couldn’t even answer him. How dare he let me believe Nat was dead when he knew all along he wasn’t. How dare he make me cry myself to sleep every night for weeks, knowing Nat was alive. He watched me at my most vulnerable, at my most devastated, yet he knew Nat was alive. Yet he took advantage of the situation.
I was furious beyond words. Finally, I said through clenched teeth, “Drew, get the hell out. I never want to see you again, and your lying face.”
With that, I shoved the bracelet back to him, pushed him out the door, and slammed it shut. Then I felt my world collapse on me…but this time, there was no one around me to pick me up off the ground …only myself. Life was going to become much simpler.
Summer, Drew, Nat, Rachel, and Astor’s story continues in
Book 4 of the Loving Summer Series
Lasting Summer (Loving Summer Series #3)
Release Date to Be Determined
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The Truth Behind the Donovan Brothers Series and Cyber-bullying
When I first became an author and began publishing books in the YA genre, I faced my first incidence of cyber-bullying.
An anonymous blogger (whom it was revealed was someone working in the publishing industry, did not like independently-published authors and was also working for an author as their agent who saw me as a rival) began posting lies, accusations, and threats to certain authors and bloggers who were popular and doing well at the time. I was amongst that group.
As it went along, the posts and attacks became more and more bizarre and far-fetched.
Cyber-bullying behavior is psychopathic behavior. When a person is relentless in attacking someone online or even in person for any reason which they can talk themselves into justifying, it becomes psychopathic and dangerously violent.
Cyber-bullying is slowly being recognized as criminal. By helping concerned citizens and organizations set up measures on their site, at their schools, and internet presence where it discourage cyber-bullying behavior rather than encourage it, I am proud to take part in bringing that awareness.
Cyber-bullying may seem harmless or is protected under the wide umbrella of free speech, but it can kill. People have died from it.
I am very blessed that I have the support of many incredible people and organizations who have stood by me.
Credible organizations with stellar reputations such as CBS TV News, Amazon.com, IMDB.com, the O.C. Register, The World Journal, Huffington Post, and top 15 National radio shows have written about and featured me…organizations that are unbiased in their reporting.
Most of all, I have the support of many loyal readers like you.
I feel blessed to be able to share Summer, Drew, Nat, Rachel, and Astor’s stories with you, and am so thrilled and still so touched that you love these characters as much as I do.
We are getting close to the end of this series, and I want to hear from you to help me determine whether you would like to see more and who.
If you would like to have more books in the Loving Summer Series or a spin-off, let me know by sending me an email.
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THANK YOU!!!
Books Mentioned in Loving Summer
The FADE Series
Book 1: FADE
A Thriller from Bestselling Author Kailin Gow
What if you found out you never existed?
My name is Celestra Caine. I am seventeen years old, which makes me a senior at Richmond High. I never thought this would happen to me, but it has... I'm one of those people you see every day, go to school with, remember seeing at the supermarket or the mall, and then one day you don't hear about them any longer. They're gone, and eventually, you forget them.
Book 2: Falling
What is Celestra Caine? Who is she and did she ever existed? The Faders and the Others clash at the Underground, sending everything into a tailspin. Celestra is pulled into more intrigue, more danger, and more romance, as she discovers who she is and why everyone wants to get her.
Book 3: Forgotten
A love that can never be forgotten…
The truth about Celestra Caine comes back in the most shocking way. Everyone knew Celestra Caine was dangerous, but they didn’t know she was THAT dangerous… As Celestra’s memories begin returning to her after being Faded, and her identity is revealed, she learns the fate of the world really is in her hands, and that she, the mysterious and sexy fader Jack, and her handsome ex-boyfriend Gray are more connected to each other than she ever imagined.
In this dystopian YA thriller, where nothing is what it seems, sometimes love can be strong enough to withstand time and space and never be forgotten.
Book 4: Fever
Who had survived the Apocalypse?
In Fever, the fourth book in Kailin Gow's FADE dystopian thriller series, Celes' memories return with a vengeance.
Jack's memories are aligned with hers, and together they embark on fulfilling the mission they had set themselves to accomplished in their past.
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The Never Knights Trilogy
The Complete Set of 3 Full-length Books
Coming in November!
Kailin Gow’s New Adult Trilogy about a rocker chick who leads a group of hot male bandmembers, only to have her resolve for not dating anyone in the band gets challenged when sexy British rocker and her graduate teacher’s assistant Danny Blue joins the band.
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Lasting Summer
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OTHER BOOKS FROM KAILIN GOW
The FROST Series
The PULSE Series
Wicked Woods Series
Desire Series
Steampunk Scarlett Series
The Fire Wars Series
Fade Series
Circus of Curiosities
You & Me Trilogy
Never Say Never Series
Alchemists Academy Series
Wordwick Games Series
Phantom Diaries Series
Beautiful Beings Series
Stoker Sisters Series
And More!
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