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Kate (The Dimarco Series Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Jennifer Hanks (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 157 ratings
Passion ignites in this thrilling story of a woman trying desperately to protect her heart and a man’s determination to show her love.

Disappointment. Rejection. Loneliness.

Feelings that have been suffocating single mom Kate Miller for years.

Moving to New Hope to raise her six-year-old son is supposed to be a fresh start, a way to put her past in the rearview mirror and focus on the road ahead. She isn’t looking for friendship or a relationship, especially with one very sexy detective who won’t stay out of her life or out of her mind.

No matter how hard she pushes him away.

Luke Dimarco is a man who’s faced his mortality. After surviving a shooting, in which he was the target of revenge, he understands life is fleeting. When Kate explodes into his world, showing him a glimpse of a future filled with all the things he craves, he makes the decision to grab a hold and not let go.

Even if it means sacrificing what he already has.

However, a darkness still surrounds the small town of New Hope and they will learn the only way to keep each other safe is to stand together. Luke will need to show Kate that trust is not just a word, but given to the right person, a promise.

But is it a promise he can keep?

This is the fifth book in The Dimarco Series. Can be read as a standalone.
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  1. Book 5 of 7
    The Dimarco Series
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    336 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    October 26, 2018
  5. File size
    2.5 MB
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  • "I have been on a streak here lately and have read nothing but five star worthy books. Hands down, Kate, installment five in the Dimarco series by Jennifer Hanks, is absolutely brilliant and worth way more than five stars!! Get ready to fasten those seatbelts." -Up All Night With Books Blog
  • "For the first time in a long time I'm smitten with an alfa character. I loved Luke and his patience, friendship, love and lust he had for Kate. Talk about hot and steamy." -Tanja Kezmic
  • "A heartfelt read full of emotion and strength that captures little pieces of your soul!" -The Book Whisperer

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  • Novella: KASEY
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  • Book 2: SYDNEY
  • Book 3: GIANNA
  • Book 4: ELAINA
  • Book 5: KATE
  • Book 6: GRACE
  • Book 7: CHARLIE
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HYJXBVZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (October 26, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 26, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 157 ratings

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Jennifer Hanks is a busy author and mom. Her stories are contemporary romance and romantic suspense, all with the underlying message of the power and strength in love. She’s also a sucker for a Happily-Ever-After. Her love of reading and books in general started at a very young age and has steadily grown into a love of writing as well. She admits to being addicted to all things romance and has no plans of quitting her habit. Jennifer lives in Pennsylvania with her two children. When she’s not reading or writing, she can be found with her kids at their various activities. Her house is frequently filled with any combination of her children’s friends, nieces, nephews and a variety of pets.

Please visit my website: http://www.jenniferhanks.com

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  • Robin Sweeney
    5.0 out of 5 stars I need to be a Dimarco
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019
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    This is Luke's book. The brother we don't know much about. But we soon find out he will do anything for Kate and her son. But it's not only Luke who takes so quickly to them, the whole Dimarco family will quickly adopt them and show them she doesn't have to live this life alone. This is a great book that really brings the family together, there's a lot of big family scenes and you really can't help but fall in love more and more with each member of the family. This book is amazing like all the others, you seriously need to tell me how to get adopted into this family!
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
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    This was a pretty good book. It was fast paced, with some drama. I love all the Dimarcos and can't wait to read more.
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  • Linda Helms
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book did not disappoint! Thank you for an entertaining getaway! Recommend highly!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022
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    Theses are stories that you just can’t put down! This family is absolutely beautiful and amazing! Luke’s book did not disappoint! He had his work cut out for him with Kate, really fun to watch! I fell in love with Andy, such sweetness and innocence! Thank you Ms. Hanks!! Love your stories! Recommend highly!
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  • vikesnbroncos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just keep getting better!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022
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    Love these books. I read some other books between these books. So i can savor them more. They are so awesome and just keep getting better!!!! I can’t wait to read the next one. Not looking forward to any of the stories ending!
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  • Julila
    3.0 out of 5 stars Everything’s great but the lead female
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020
    Listen. Overall I liked this book, I did. I LOVE Luke and all the side characters. I like the plot... but MY GOD, Kate annoyed the crap out of me. YES, we get it, you’ve been scarred by an ex husband, but the amount of pushback from her to be with him was unbelievable. It almost made me not finish the book, and I rarely do that. Like NOTHING he did could make her realize he’s a good guy. Im a woman who has major, major trust issues, but even I would see all the great things he did and take that risk. Like I said, loved Luke and the other characters and the writing! That’s why I’m giving it 3 stars. But this is probably the most annoying heroine I have ever read in a book in a LOONG time. Loved how she interacted with her kid and other characters, annoyed with how she treated Luke.
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  • Jennifer Leigh (@jenjenbookfan)
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2019
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    I enjoyed Luke and Kate’s story. It had emotions, passion, laughter, dramatic twists, and lots of great characters to keep things interesting! I’m looking forward to checking out Grace next!
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  • CCalvin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Kate is fantastic
    Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018
    This was the first book in this series of standalones that I’ve read, and I was not at all disappointed. Kate is a strong, feisty single mom who has learned from her past mistake and isn’t putting up with much anymore. She keeps her days full with working two jobs, and what time she has off she spends with her six year old son Andy and their newly adopted puppy Cookie. She doesn’t have time to even make friends, much less start a relationship. Luke is a police detective, and they meet when he pulls her over for running a stop sign when she’s having a very bad morning. They meet again later when he is with his family at the bar where Kate waitresses on weekends. She is still angry over being pulled over, but the entire Dimarco clan is taken with her and basically decides they’re her family now, especially when they learn it’s just her and her son in town with no support.
    Luke wants a relationship with her, but knows she’s not there yet. He works on being a friend to her and showing her that she can trust him. Kate is afraid that if she and Andy get too attached to Luke and his family that they’ll be left behind again like they were with Andy’s father, and she wants to shield her son from that potential pain.
    What I liked: Kate is a fiery badass. The scene in the bar on band night is fantastic. Luke is an all around good guy, and good for Kate and Andy. Andy is an adorable little boy who steals the scenes regularly. I also was impressed by the balance of this book. It’s hard to find a book in this genre that isn’t either too “easy” (I hate instalove), or too heavy on the drama for drama’s sake. There was nothing easy about Luke and Kate’s relationship at all. But even though there were issues, and a bit of suspense, it wasn’t cartoonish or overly done.
    What I didn’t like: There is only one thing that bugged me in this book, and it’s one of my biggest pet peeves. Apostrophes are not for pluralization, ever. Never ever. It wasn’t consistent, but happened way too many times throughout this book.
    In short, this was a great book and I can’t wait to go back and read the previous four so I can experience the stories of more of the Dimarco clan.
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  • KirstieG
    5.0 out of 5 stars a bit of mystery
    Reviewed in Australia on November 17, 2018
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    Fantastic, loved this just as much as all the others. Jut the right mix of everything.........mystery, family, sex! Enjoyed from the first page right through.
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  • Kbsblogging
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2018
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    This book was soooo good that it had me hocked from start to finish.
    I've very much as been waiting forever for this book. I thought this author couldn't get better than elania. It was my favourite that I read many times. This book though wow what a rush I had when I was reading it I couldn't put it down.

    Kate and Luke were amazing together I loved the chemistry they had. Kate finds it hard to trust people because she as been hurt. She as a 6 year old son who is funny and awesome and is her life.

    Luke as a lot of struggles that he as to over comes but he does and he is amazing with Kate son. How they meet was just funny and I loved this book what a ride I was on. I laughed alot and was sad in places. I highly recommend this book you won't be disappointed.
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  • Rani
    4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 HAPPY STARS (tiny spoilers towards the end)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2019
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    This was such a freaking surprise, and a good one at that, after reading book one I wasn’t sure what to expect but I am so happy I picked this up. I devoured this read, and found myself getting lost in the pages. I loved Kate – she’s a fab mother, feisty and fierce, not afraid to stand her ground. Then there is Luke, as a cop his instinct is to protect all those he cares for and that now includes Andy and Kate. I enjoyed how patient he was with Kate and the fact he saw Andy and Kate as a unit rather than seeing Andy as someone he had to like in order to be with Kate. The first meeting between Luke and Kate, is a rather amusing one, had me keen to see where things would go.

    Due to her douche-bag of an ex-husband Kate is super wary and untrusting, part of me wishes there had been some scene where the ex-popped up and Kate told him what a odious toad he really is (the manner in which she deals with jerks I love), but I’m also glad he didn’t re-emerge. I wasn’t keen on the fact Kate seemed to think she was broken, damaged beyond repair – that was hogwash. I can understand a person possibly feeling like that after being in a really bad relationship, but still I didn’t like it.

    Kate’s son Andy was cute, and added a lovely layer of sweetness and humour to a number of scenes. Again, I very much enjoyed the addition of the Dimarco family.

    Whilst this book is a part of a series, and events/incidents from previous books are mentioned a little, it is still perfectly fine to read this as a standalone, I didn’t feel uncomfortable or like I was missing something reading this fifth book before the three books that come prior to it.

    Potential Triggers: Attempted rape and physical assault take place, domestic violence occurs but not on page, and the rape and murder of young girls and women is mentioned. Arson also takes place.

    Initially acquired via KU, but as soon as I had finished this book, I purchased it, as I know this will be re-read by me more than once. Due to this book I’ve barely slept since it made me want to read all the other books (now forcing myself to stop and do some work, yay to a day where I can work from home!)
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