Loving Kate (Acceptance #3) (34 page)

We spent about an hour under the stars that night, holding each other close, just catching up, and reminiscing. I might have cried a little, or maybe a lot, but I wasn’t the only one. Mike, Jess, and I have endured things a lot of people never will. But to be twenty-five years old and still be blessed with your childhood best friends as your grown up best friends is the best feeling in the world. I’d happily go through it all over again, if we could still end up right here, just how we are right now.

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Thank you just doesn’t seem like a big enough expression for the gratitude I have for you guys. If you were standing in front of me, I would be giving you all huge hugs and champagne to celebrate.

There are so many people I want to thank, but if I listed them all we would be here for days.  First and foremost, I have to thank you guys, my readers. This book was dedicated to you for a reason. These characters can live in my head and on my personal pages for the rest of my life but you turned them into a story and gave them life. The way you follow along, pick your teams, send me private messages expressing your love, and also frustration, touches me to the depths of my soul. You have no idea how grateful I am for each and every one of you.

I’m so thankful to my husband and kids for dealing with the sacrifices they’ve made so I could dedicate my time to writing. My husband keeps me going. He is my constant cheerleader, always reminding me to write whatever I want and fuck everyone else. He’s the one who always gives it to me straight and I couldn’t love him more.

Ashley, my PA, I love you so freaking much! You have the biggest heart and have become one of my closest friends. I love that you understand how forgetful I truly am and you schedule my reminders on your calendar for me. That is not only the sign of a great PA but an amazing friend. Thank you so much for always going above and beyond.

Heidi, you were my first fan, friend, and cheerleader. You give it to me straight up and don’t bullshit anything and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m so proud to have you in my life and as my beta reader. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for pulling me in and showing me the way.

Cindy and Jacqueline, my troublesome twosome, the original #TeamDaniel and #TeamMichael. You are ying and yang, but together we make a great threesome, or is it a sixsome? -----(Dee’s made up word). I love you girls so much and I’m so happy we get to spend more time together later on this year! Let’s make it Epic! (No wire hangers necessary)

Stracey, you make the best swag for me and you do it with love. Thank you so much for all the promoting and creating you do for me!

Suzi, I love you hard, girl, and I’m going to hug you eleventy bazillion times! Thank you for making me laugh with shop guy stories and for making Friday night stories with the Divas hilarious!

D’s Divine Divas – Ladies, you know who you are and you are amazing. You pull me up when I’m down and you have so much love for each other. We’ve been through so much this year as a group, but not because of drama. It’s because we are family and we rise and fall with each other. I am so proud to have you all as my friends and as members of my street team. We’re going to rock Vegas in November and I can’t wait to hug and celebrate with you all. Until then, we need more Friday night stories!

Tiffany Fox – Thank you so much for your amazing edits! I know sometimes you get these books and you think ‘Wow that wasn’t bad’ and other times ‘WTF was she thinking?’ Regardless, you are an essential part of bringing these books to life. Thank you for your amazing work and your patience.

Regina Wamba – Thank you for the beauty you bring to the covers of my books. Your art conveys the emotion of the story and is the first impression people see. This particular cover was a labor of love but its beauty and emotion is exactly what I envisioned. I love that this series has been fully represented by your art. Thank you!

I’d run out of space before I could thank all of the amazing bloggers who have helped me along this journey.  But I have to thank a few who have gone above and beyond.

Cover to Cover Book Blog, Halos and Horns Book Blog, Eye Candy Bookstore, Summer’s Book Blog, CJ’s
Book Corner, Love Between the Sheets, Swoonworthybooks, Four Chicks Flipping Pages, Drue’s Random Chatter, Hook Me Up Book Blog, Tantalizing Reviews, I Dare You to Read, K&S Book Blog, Roc n’ Read, Relaxed Reads, Brittany’s Book Blog, This Redhead LOVES Books,  Author Love, Katsindiebookblog, Reading in Sarah’s Corner, Purpinkrosesbookcorner, Mommy’s Late Night Book Up, Hopelessly Hooked on Books, Bookland Paradise, Revenge of the Feels, Bedknobs and Book Babes, Cruising Susan Book Reviews, and The Book Nuts.

If I didn’t mention your blog, please don’t take it personally, I love you all! I think all of the blogs are amazing and that your job might be the hardest of all. It takes a lot of work to run a blog and then to write an honest review that reflects your true feelings of the book. Thank you all for what you do, you really are the center of the indie world. I have so much respect for you guys. Thank you!

There are only a few friends of mine who know I write. I love you guys. You’ve read my stories, dried my tears, filled me with margaritas, and encouraged my dreams. Without you, this wouldn’t be possible. Thank you for loving my crazy ass.

This series might be over but there are still more good things to come. I hope you all will hang on for the ride. You’ll see one more novella featuring these characters just in time for Christmas 2015. In the future, you’ll see a few characters get a spin off and maybe some of your favorites will make appearances. Only time will tell. Coming soon will be
Chasing Cassidy
and
Just an Illusion
. I can’t wait to share these stories with you all.

Until the next time I get to gush my appreciation for you all,

XoXo,

Dee

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There were a lot of scenes I wanted to include in Loving Kate but because of the wedding story arc being a secret I just couldn’t include them without blowing the surprise. So I’ve decided to include them in the paperback version of the book as a bonus feature.  

I’ve included a few scenes in the e-book so you can have a sneak peek of the bonus feature content in the paperback.  

• Kate’s Journal Entry
  – Included in both books
  
• Connor and Kate Tattoo Scene
  – Included in both books
  
• My Dearest Katherine
  – Included in both books
  
• Marc’s Confession
  – Included in both books (previously released on my website)
  
• Marc’s Side
  – Included in both books
  
• Vanessa’s Letter to Daniel – Available in the paperback
  
• Daniel and Mike – Available in the paperback (excerpt from when Daniel asked for Mike’s permission)
  
• Let’s Plan A Wedding  - Available in the paperback
  
• Daniel and Kate – Available in the paperback  (Wedding night)