Fraternizing (57 page)

Steph,
Michlene, and KaTonya…what the hell would I do without you girls? You were all
excellent beta readers and I appreciated every tweak you had me make. Even when
I got crazy and neurotic, you stood there, tapping those fingers, waiting for
me to calm the hell down. Thanks for the lifelong friendship as well as your
love and time.

To Jen,
my super awesome editor who always makes my crap look and sound amazing, you
have no idea how much I adore you. Thanks for loving my work, pushing me, and
working your ass off to make it the best product that it could possibly be. I’m
forever grateful.

To the
bloggers, those who I have worked with before and those who decided to take a
chance on my book, THANK YOU! You are an author’s lifeline and I am so grateful
for you. Ena Burnette, you are an amazing woman. You’ve gone above and beyond
for me, and I couldn’t be more thankful.

To my
writing girls, Karina, Claribel, Gail, Syreeta, Emmy, Trevlyn, and Madeline. I’m
not really sure if I would have much sanity if it weren’t for you girls. And
Madeline, you know I owe you more than I could ever pay. You’ve done things for
me that
were
above and beyond friendship. I’m
eternally grateful.

Shanora,
you’re my right hand in all of this. Your kind words, your advice, your
shoulder to cry on and your ears to listen have given me such strength along
this journey. Thank you so much.

To
Najla and Jen, the cover and the aesthetic appeal do not go unnoticed. Your
ladies have a gift. Thank you so much for making my book so beautiful.

To my
friends and family. You know me better than most. I know that I’m crazy and
when I get an idea, it consumes me and I run with it. You all have listened to
me talk, scream, cry, and vent about these characters and this book, and you
are still there, rooting me on. Unconditional love is what I call it, and I am
grateful for it.

And
last, but certainly not least, to the readers.
Where
the hell would I be without you? For those who have loved my previous work, to
those taking a chance on me for the very first time, I can’t say it enough how
incredibly lucky I am to have you. I could write a million books, but if you
didn’t read and recommend them to others, they wouldn’t reach very many people.
You mean the world to me. THANK YOU!

The
Author

I am a proud
Marine Corps wife, married to my very own “Alex,” with two kids, living in the
beautiful state of Hawaii.

My
lifelong love of books made me pursue a career in education where I was quite
content until I had to move again for my husband’s career. I decided to follow
my dreams of writing a book. Now, here I am.

I look
forward to hearing from you…

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