Chasing Kat
Hudson River Book 3
by Jacqueline Simon Gunn
Genre: Contemporary Romance
It’s been twelve years since Kat laid eyes on Baxter Adams, her first love, her best friend, the boy who
broke her heart. Though Bax shied away from commitments, Kat was the one girl he wanted to know
forever, someone he would do anything for. Except date. Then in a moment that ripped both of their
hearts out, they ended a friendship they thought would last a lifetime.
Now, Kat believes her past with Bax is finally behind her... until he’s hired at the magazine where she
works. At first, they slip easily into their close camaraderie, ignoring events of the past. But is rekindling
their old friendship enough? Or is something deeper still between them?
While Bax wants nothing more than to earn back Kat’s trust, blaming himself for the way things ended
between them, he has no idea that Kat still harbors guilt for breaking a promise that changed the course of
his life. And she never had the courage to tell him.
In an emotional story about long-lost friendships, passionate love and the bonds that endure, will the past
that ties them together also tear them apart?
This is book three in the Hudson River series but can be read as a stand-alone.
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Before the Footprints Fade
Hudson River Book 2
Amanda knows what she wants and what she doesn’t want. Raised by a mother who tore her down and
made her feel unworthy, she’s now determined to finish her journalism degree and stand on her own two
feet.
But when an irresistible connection tempts her, will she find the love she never had with Harry, the
talented and gorgeous musician with secrets behind his eyes? Or will she once again learn that she can’t
depend on anyone but herself?
In a story that delves deeply into how the past choices and unlived lives of those close to us affect our
own journey and how difficult it is to change when everyone expects you to be the same as you’ve always
been, there’s even more at play than Amanda and Harry’s passionate and tumultuous relationship.
Lurking in the past are secrets that hold the key to and threaten to change the lives of almost everyone
close to them.
Will they be able to hold on to their love, even when they are their own worst enemies? Or will the
answers to long-asked questions blow their world apart?
Before the Footprints Fade is a love story that explores philosophical themes about love, memories,
nostalgia and how the path not taken creates a ripple effect on the lives of those close to us.
This book is a spin-off of Forever and One Day but can be read as a stand-alone.
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Forever and One Day
Hudson River Book 1
Everyone has wondered “what if?” But how many get a chance to live it?
Seventeen years ago, Olivia Watson’s world was turned upside down when she discovered Justin, her
high-school sweetheart turned fiancé, having sex with her best friend, Petal. Unable to muster up any
forgiveness, she turns her back on him and every friend connected to that part of her life, leaving many
questions about the details of the betrayal unanswered.
When Olivia receives an invitation for her twenty-year high school reunion, she decides that she’s been
avoiding the past for too long. It’s time to go back and revisit that part of her life, her old friends, and the
betrayal that created the wedge between them.
As soon as she and Justin lay eyes on each other at the reunion, they immediately sense the vibrant
remains of their unbreakable connection. The spark between them never faded. However, Justin is now
married to Petal and Olivia is involved with Adam, her handsome, best-selling-author boyfriend. But is
healing old wounds enough for Olivia and Justin to move forward together, or will it help them make
peace with the new lives they have chosen?
Each of the four main characters remain bound to their past by unresolved issues, demonstrating that
sometimes we can’t find our future until we settle our past. But, most importantly, Olivia learns that
forever isn’t time eternal; rather, forever is a place we share with the people we love the most — even
when they’re gone.
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Jacqueline Simon Gunn is a Manhattan-based clinical psychologist and writer. She has authored two non-
fiction books and co-authored two others. She has published many articles, both scholarly and
mainstream, and currently works as a freelance writer. Gunn is now writing psychological fiction, love
stories and thrillers. Always in search of truth and fascinated by human behavior, her fiction writing, like
psychology, is a way for her to explore human nature -- motivation, emotions, relationships.
In addition to her clinical practice and writing, Gunn is an avid runner and reader, a serious cat lover and
a coffee connoisseur. She is currently working on multiple writing projects.
GUEST POST
Does
the Hudson River Series have any parallels that could be drawn from
your life?
Most
of the Hudson River series takes place in the towns of New Jersey
that are right across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Forever
and One Day
(book 1) takes place in both New Jersey and New York City.
I
grew up in a town called North Bergen in New Jersey, which sits right
on the Hudson River. It’s a unique area of the state, because it’s
so close to New York City. It’s almost more like a suburb of
Manhattan. We have accents that sound almost identical to New York
accents. It’s crowded. It’s intense. It’s diverse. The river
and the view of the New York City skyline really make it special.
I
wanted to capture aspects of New York City and the Hudson River towns
in New Jersey in the series. Several characters went to the same high
school as I did. Many of my friends from childhood had read my
thriller series which takes place in Manhattan. I wrote the Hudson
River series in the area we grew up in, for them, so they could
recognize locations. I have had many old friends tell me that they
loved the books, particularly because the setting was familiar and
brought back many fond memories.
Which
Part of Chasing
Kat was
your Favorite Part to Write & Why?
I
loved writing the entire story. I felt all of the complex emotions
between Kat and Bax. The book goes back and forth in time so readers
get to see not only what happens when they meet again, but also the
history of their close friendship and what caused the abrupt ending.
I really enjoyed writing the scenes when they were in high school and
college. Kat was a strong, spirited young girl, who had a sense of
courage and conviction that I lacked at that age.
Kat
and Bax meet their freshman year in high school in English class. One
of Bax’s friends, Zipper, is talking about having sex with a girl
in a disrespectful manner. Kat, overhearing the conversation,
confronts Zipper, telling him he sounds insecure. When Zipper
responds with a nasty comment, Kat gives it right back to him. Bax
eventually stands up for her which is the moment when they first
notice each other. This is just one example of a scene written when
she is a young girl. It was liberating to write a character who was
strong in a way I wish I had been at that age.
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