Pushing You Away

Noah & Katie, #1 (Lawton Ridge Duet Series, Book 3)

De: Kennedy Fox

Narrado por: Lia Langola, Tor Thom

I’ve been in love with my best friend Katie Walker for as long as I can remember. We may have shared our deepest, darkest secrets but that one I’ve kept to myself. Before I got the courage to confess my true feelings, my cousin Gabe moved to town and swept Katie off her feet.

I should’ve admitted how I felt but I couldn’t - especially once they got married.

When I caught Gabe cheating on his pregnant wife, I snapped. A deadly fight erupted and before I could comprehend what happened, I was charged with his murder and sent to prison.

The day I’m released, I go straight to Katie’s house. But after pushing her away for a decade while I was behind bars - she slams the door in my face - wanting nothing to do with me.

While she’s determined to pretend I don’t exist, this time I’m not going anywhere.

Pushing You Away is a slow burn, angsty friends-to-lovers romance with lots of small-town, Southern drama. It's Book 1 in the Noah & Katie Duet and must be listened to in order.

©2021 Kennedy Fox (P)2021 Kennedy Fox

Love this second chance romance!

I love this start of Noah and Katie's romance. When Noah lost his chance with Katie, and she married someone his cousin, Noah continues to be the loyal friend and check in with her and cares for her. This story gives some background to their friendship, but also sets up Noah's unflinching feelings for Katie. No matter how much time and life has put them through, Noah's love for Katie is steadfast.

As with many of the stories that Kennedy Fox has put out lately, there's forced proximity which encourages Noah and Katie to admit their feelings for each other. Tor Thom and Lia Longola did a fantastic job as always of narrating this story. I highly recommend the audio, and this duo is honestly perfection!

Noah in audio = ovary explosion!!!!

When I read this book I wanted the audio ASAP! If you like a best friends to lovers story read by two of the best narrators then Pushing You Away is definitely for you. Hearing Noah and Katie's story in audio made me fall in love with them all over again. For some reason I felt like Tor's voice sounded so much sexier in this one then others he has done and I loved it. Lia delivered perfection per usual. She has a touch of a southern accent but it isn't overkill.

Take a trip down memory lane with Noah and Katie as he is released from prison 10 years after being sentenced for the death of Katie's husband. He refused to see her while he was behind bars but is determined to explain to her once he is able to get her to talk to him. Soon they are reminiscing their teenage years and admitting what their feelings were for each other back then and still are to this day. There is no doubt I will be listening to this one multiple times.

Warning ⚠️

This is part 1 of Noah and Katie's story. it is a wonderful story of forgiveness and love. the ending will have you on the edge of your seat ready for part 2! Noah and Katie are such a sweet couple and show that second chances can be worth facing the challenges life can bring!

Loved it - Great story and great narration

I love friends to lover’s story and Pushing You Away was an entertaining and emotional read and is Katie and Noah’s story. Noah has been in love with his best friend for years but circumstances and his cousin Gabe got in the way and she had no idea how Noah truly felt.

Noah goes to prison after a fight leaves Gabe dead and despite Katie's attempts to keep in contact with him, he refuses to see her. When he is finally released the first stop Noah makes is to Katie but she is not welcoming, far from it. However after so many years, Noah is determined that Katie know how he really feels and thankfully Katie decides to give him a chance.

This is a story that built slowly, with some angst and was well written and is book one in their duet, so you have been warned that this ends in a cliff hanger. Kennedy Fox drew me in and kept me invested from the first to the last chapter with this emotional read.

The performance by Lia Langola and Tor Thom was spot on for Katie and Noah and they did a good job in expressing the emotions that these characters went through.

I cannot wait to read the conclusion to Noah and Katie’s story in Holding You Close.

Go ahead and buy the second book now!

I listened to the audio version of this book. I'm not really sure how they make the ex-con thing work as a romance, but Kennedy Fox has pulled it off yet again. They make me forget my concerns about the prison thing and just go for the romance and the good qualities of these characters. It was kind of hard for me to get past the fact that Katie was upset with Noah, not for killing her husband (even if it was an accident), but for refusing to let her visit him in prison.

This was a second chance trope. Noah and Kate had been best friends growing up and the possibility for more kind of slipped through their fingers. Now Noah's out of prison and trying to get his life back on track...and that means getting Kate to let him in her front door. The fact that someone is trying to kill him could put a damper on his progress in everything. Can he win Kate over without risking her life and her son's?

This is the first of two books. Don't even think about reading this one unless you're committed to also get the second book. HUGE CLIFFHANGER!

I was given a complimentary copy of this audiobook. All thoughts are my own.

Noah!!!

I love how we were introduced to Katie and Noah in Tyler and Gemma's story. I love that this is their story and you really learn more about Noah's character!! He is someone I wish was actually real so I could marry him. I really enjoyed that the book was set in a southern state and it just happens to be my home state!!! keep up the wonderful work ladies

Worth the wait

I’ve been waiting for Noah and Katie’s story. It was worth the wait. Loving someone for a lifetime abs not knowing how they feel is hard on anyone especially these two. Looking forward to the sequel. Love the narrators!

Hot and addictive

Kate and Noah’s story was much anticipated.
I have been waiting for this one and I wasn’t disappointed. These two belong together but will need to see if they are destined to be together.

This was hot as these two don’t let years of being apart keep them from letting the fire between them fizzle and die. A fire they chose to ignore. I’m anxious for Part 2, I need to know how this ends!

Emotional roller coaster with perfect narration

AUDUO REVIEW
Pushing You Away is the first book in Noah & Katie’s duet and this is the second set of books in the Ex Con Duet Series. Katie and Noah are childhood best friends, they grew up together and it was expected they would be together throughout their life but Noah’s cousin Gabe got in before Noah had a chance to let Katie know his feelings and that’s where this tragic story starts.
Noah ends up in jail for a tragic accident after confronting Gabe in a bar for having an affair and the consequences of that night leave Katie to raise her son alone.....
Fast forward 10 years and Noah is home but like all small towns the only people happy to see him are his father, his sister and her partner so will life ever be the same for the man who has never forgotten his first love and will Katie ever open up to the feelings she still has for the man who stole her heart all those years ago.....

This starts off as a tragic, sad, emotional story but as you turn the pages you get to know the characters and I’m sure like me you will be wishing and hoping they find away to get past the past. Pushing You Away touched me on so many levels and this beautifully written first instalment has left me needing book 2, Holding You Close.

Lia Langola and Tor Thom did a fantastic job bringing the characters and their tragic story to life. They were spot on with every e toon felt through out this great listen.

Loved this one so much!

This is one story that I absolutely adored. From the page to the audio, Pushing You Away is one intense and raw book with so many emotions and more bleeding through it. I felt that Langola and Thom did a brilliant job conveying those emotions and I could not get enough. I honestly did not sleep because I listened to this one through the night, it was that amazing! If you have not read or listened to this series, I highly recommend it!