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Authors: Kailin Gow
Nat
It appears that the shit hit the fan. The little brother I have been trying to protect all my life has been hurt by the one person he trusted the most – his own brother.
Like I said, there are demons in our family, and I don’t know how and when it surfaces, but when it does, it seems we hurt the people we love the most…which is another reason why I can’t fully love Summer the way I should, why it may not work out between us or that I may ever truly love somebody.
But when I saw how hurt Drew’s face look as he realized what Summer and I have been doing, it hit me in the guts how I felt when I caught Dad screwing his whore secretary.
Only I’m not married. I don’t have kids or a family like that, and Summer isn’t really in an exclusive committed relationship right now. Still, it hurts like a bitch to be reminded of how much I’ve just hurt my own brother.
And now, knowing a lot more about Mom’s condition from the doctor’s, I’m afraid Drew or I or even Rachel will follow in her footsteps. Mental illness. I’ve read sometimes it hits a person, who is perfectly normal, in their twenties. I’m scared to death I’ll have it, but I’m worried even more for my siblings, especially Drew, who, despite how normal he seems, is beginning to display some symptoms, symptoms that has helped him become a football star and even very popular with women. That’s the secret I didn’t want Drew or Summer to know. That’s why I’ve gone all out for Summer. She can’t get together with Drew. I care about both of them, and I’m supposed to protect Summer, so I’ll have to keep her away from Drew, even if they end up hating me.
But now I’m worried about Drew. Knowing what I know about him, I hope he doesn’t do anything drastic. I pray all the dreams I keep having of Summer, Astor, Me, and Drew never come true.
Summer, Drew, Nat, Rachel, and Astor’s story continues in
Book 2 of the Loving Summer Series and Book 2 of the Donovan Brothers Series
Perfect Summer (Loving Summer Series #2)
February 2013
Secrets of the Fall (Donovan Brothers Book #2)
June 2013
The Truth Behind LOVING SUMMER
After Loving Summer was published, I received many emails asking me if it was based on a true story.
Loving Summer is a compilation of 2 families I knew growing up. Ironically, two families with two gorgeous brothers and a pretty sister.
Both of them were families my family grew close to at the time their mothers were having difficulties. Neither of them knew of each other, but both at different periods in their lives went through similar situations of divorce and being a single mother raising three kids.
The character I most resembled is Aunt Sookie. Mainly because I have or rather had diabetes like the kind Aunt Sookie had. Complicated and potentially life threatening. For a moment in 2012, I did face a life and death situation with my health, brought on by diabetes.
With the love of my family and the strength from prayers, and a dedicated lifestyle change of healthier living and choices, I was able to get to a point of normalcy, getting to a diagnosis of “Normal”.
Loving Summer is a miracle book, and if it wasn’t for that book and the situation that coincidentally came up in it, I would not have been able to be diagnosed and “cured” of diabetes.
Sometimes writing is a way of growth and journey for an author as well as a point of entertainment for readers. I am humbly and sincerely grateful for the opportunity for Loving Summer and my books to touch you in any way.
Thank you for reading Loving Summer. I hope you enjoyed it.
If you enjoyed it, I appreciate you letting others know. Reviews and word-of-mouth is very much appreciated, too.
Feedback, comments, etc! You can reach me at:
FINAL NOTE on FALLING FOR SUMMER
Cyber-bullying
If you see someone or a group of people ganging up on a person or book as a means to attack a person personally, through malicious reviews and blogs, do not encourage this kind of behavior.
To discourage cyber-bullying, vote abuse on the reviews, and don’t encourage the bully by engaging in conversation with them on the post. This will only flame them and make them attack the victim further.
If you know of anyone being bullied, let them know they are not alone. We as a community can fight bullying by encouraging bystanders and authoritative figures in the victim’s life to take action.
I wrote the Shy Girls Social Club Handbook about Bullying and Other Meanies to help spread awareness about bullying and what to do about it.
It’s available on Amazon right now. And if you really need a copy or would like me to address a group with a talk on bullying and cyber-bullying, please contact me via:
Weigh in on LOVING SUMMER!
Which Team are You On? Who should Summer End Up With? Weigh in and Help the author decide:
Team Drew
Team Nat
Team Astor
Vote on theEDGEbooks.com’s
Loving Summer Poll
If you enjoyed Loving Summer, you’ll enjoy Saving You Saving Me, too!
Aspiring psychiatrist Samantha Sullivan (Sam) never thought she would fall for the one mysterious guy she has been speaking to over the phone for months, the boy the counselors called Daggers. She wasn't supposed to talk to him outside of their sessions. But as she began to peel the layers of Daggers and learn who he is, the one boy she is supposed to be saving, might just be the one who is saving her. A YA-Mature romance from Kailin Gow with a real life tie-in to a community crisis help site inspired by this book.
Saving You Saving Me – Now Available on Amazon
Finding You Finding Me (You & Me Trilogy) – Coming in January 2013
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!
VISIT KAILIN’S WEBSITE to learn about new releases, the most awesome contests and parties, what Kailin and friends are doing in the community, workshops and events Kailin will be at and more at:
http://kailingow.wordpress.com
and
on Twitter at: @kailingow
UNCUT ADULT VERSION OF
FALLING FOR SUMMER
Are you over 18? During the writing of FALLING FOR SUMMER, I had to edit out many too steamy scenes for this New Adult version of the book for my YA/New Adult publisher, theEDGEbooks.com.
I will be releasing excerpts and even an uncut adult version of Falling for Summer later on, depending on interest.
If you are interested in seeing this version in print and published on my own, please send me an email at:
Thank you for reading! - Kailin