Title: Keep Happy
Author: A.C. Bextor
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 14, 2018
Cover Designer: Margeet Asselbergs of Rebel Edit And Design
Those who think they know me would tell you I’m a caring mother, a loyal friend, and a dutiful wife. They’d say the golden path which led me here is the road every little girl dreams of taking.
However, the guise of my happy existence has come to be just that—an illusion. A mask of contentment intended for the world to believe.
Not many years into my marriage, I became an abandoned housewife to an adulterous husband. A proud, but sad, mother of two beautiful daughters.
My days were spent somewhere lost between empty and alone.
Then he came back.
Mason Cole offered a second chance to share the life we were supposed to have together. He gave me a glimpse of myself. The woman I'd forgotten long ago.
My road to hell was paved with good intentions. But sometimes good intentions get lost amidst a heart's desire.
At least mine did.
Now I’ll tell you why.
Author Freya Barker: “I have yet to meet an AC Bextor book I didn’t like, but Keep Happy just moved that bar even higher.”
Michella: “A gripping story of love and loss that expands over years.”
Linda Diamond: “Wow I am a huge fan a A.C. Bextor and this book is absolutely amazing!!”
There
isn’t anything that A.C. Bextor has written that I haven’t liked. She hooked me with her MC series, and I have
read all of her books since then. She
has a way of drawing you into the story and keeping you captivated by the
characters, and this book is another example.
Katherine
met Mason when she was twelve years old.
He worked for her dad and she became intrigued by him. They soon became good friends and he was her
first crush. He was a few years older
and knew not to cross the line as friends.
As time passed, the closer their bond became and he became her first
love.
Mason
was the victim of abuse by his father.
Knowing he couldn’t suffer anymore, he left town. My heart just broke for him because you could
feel it hurt both of them when he left.
Now
Katherine is unhappily married and raising her two daughters. When I say
unhappily, I mean living with a cheating husband who makes her miserable. When Mason comes back to town, they feel
their bond from years ago. The more they
see each other, the more Katherine realizes she wants out of her marriage to be
with Mason. Who can blame her? Mason is sex on a stick and her one true
love.
I
always enjoy a second chance romance and this book definitely delivered. I fell
in love with Mason from the beginning.
Even though their road wasn’t easy, they found their way back to each
other. A.C. Bextor never ceases to amaze
me with such a beautiful love story. I
love the past and present scenes because you can see how it all began and how
their relationship progressed. Katherine
and Mason may not have started out together, but they ended up in a beautiful
relationship. They are true soul mates
and I recommend this book!
Opening my eyes, I find what I knew I would. My life’s happiness coming to full circle. All the memories of us together push forward. All the laughter, intimacy, and peace emerge. Everything we had, everything I never expected to end. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye.
I don’t think I ever truly did.
“Be with me,” I whisper.
“I’m not sure I can do that,” he returns with reverence.
“Be with me,” I say again.
Mason drops his head, staring to the ground at our feet.
“We do this, it’ll change you, Katie,” he tells me. “It’ll cut deep.”
Mason doesn’t know about Thomas and his life outside our marriage. He doesn’t understand how long my days have been or the grief each is filled with. He couldn’t fathom my reasons for staying in a marriage because I’ve promised my daughters the life they deserve. An oath not unlike the one Thomas gave me on our wedding day, but one stronger and more protective, as only a maternal promise could be.
Grabbing his hand that now cups my cheek, I lace my fingers with his.
A subtle sob breaks through my words but manage, “Mason, being with you again won’t cut me.”
“It will,” he assures.
“It doesn’t matter if it does,” I reply.
“Of course it fucking matters.”
“No,” I assert, shaking my head. “My heart is already bleeding.”
AC Bextor lives in a small town in the Midwest. When she's not writing she can be found reading or watching her favorite sports teams. She enjoys spending time outside fishing, swimming, or camping.
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