Brooklyn Rockstar (Kendall Family #1) (30 page)

J
ennifer Ann is
the pen name young adult paranormal author Jen Naumann uses to write new adult romance novels intended to spice up your life and pull at your heart strings. When not writing from one of the 10,000 lakes in Minnesota, Jennifer is either rocking out at concerts, riding Harley, helping her husband farm, or chasing down one of their four active children.

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F
irst off I
want to thank all the bloggers and my beta readers who showed so much enthusiasm in Charlie and Evelyn’s story, even in its most raw form! You guys truly rock!

An extra special thanks to my dear friend and fellow author Maria Araya for the personalized tour through New York last summer. Without you, this story wouldn’t exist. Without you, a lot of things wouldn’t be the same in my life and I’ll always value our friendship! Every time I think of Coney Island and Brooklyn Heights I’ll remember our awesome adventures together quite fondly (especially getting our tattoos)! Love you, girl!

As always, I have to send a special shout out to my crew of crazy supportive friends (Maria, Leesa, Carolyn, Krista, Jody, Amy, Teresa, L.E., Annalisa, Danika, Corrie, Jennifer…just to name a few!) because without them I wouldn’t have the strength to keep going through hard times. The list of those I depend on keeps growing with time and I couldn’t be more grateful!

Big thanks to my loyal fans and stellar street team for sticking by my side even though I’m not always present (in mind or online). Your support of my passion means more than you can ever imagine!

A very special thank you to the über sweet and talented Natasha Boyd for taking time out of your busy schedule to perfect Sharlo’s dialect. You’re the first British friend I thought of since I could’ve listened to you speak all day in NYC. Hope you weren’t too annoyed by my misuse of slang because I’d love it if you’d help me with Sharlo’s story in the next book!

Once again, I owe my phenomenal editor, Christopher V, more than I can afford to pay him for his diligence and knowledge of the craft. As always, your ideas made the story structure more concrete. I truly appreciate that you’ve stuck with me all these years even though I worry sometimes I put you through total hell!

To my awesome publicist, Nina Grinstead, a big thank you for taking a chance on a newbie and showing so much love for Charlie and Evelyn’s story! Looking forward to sharing more ideas (and laughter) with you!

Sending all my love to my dear family for putting up with my shit, especially my kids and husband. I’m sure it’s a blast having me around when I’m in my manic modes and I love you madly for keeping me around regardless. Thank you for allowing me to follow my dreams. You’re simply the best!