Illumine Her (43 page)
Authors: Sieni A.M.
To Sarah Hansen for waving her creative wand and designing a gorgeous cover.
To Tim and
Stéphanie
McKenna for providing a stunning photo for the book’s cover.
To my fellow Samoan author sisters: Lani Wendt Young for being an inspiration from the beginning. Thank you for
everything
you have done for me; L. Filloon for her kick-butt words of advice—they brought a smile to my face.
To Sarah Dosher for introducing me to the Writer’s Club and for the awesome writers there who helped navigate me along the way.
To my beta readers, Nydia Aloaina, Rachel Martin, and Sahar Sabati-Safai, for their feedback and honest critiques.
To Fani Khaiseb and Siu Tapelu for their invaluable knowledge and for patiently answering all my questions.
To Justin Wellington for his muse-writing music. Thank you for the beautiful lyrics. I will forever be a fan!
To Nasime Moghbelpour for sending me that one email that made a huge impact. Thank you for believing in me.
To the Coconut Wireless: Hope you enjoy my “righting” (winky smile).
To my fellow mama friends (you all know who you are): You are all gems and are a blessing in my life. Your support knows no bounds, whether it came from across the globe or from across the street.
To my loving family—my parents, sister, and brother who were among the first to learn about this project and who pushed me to keep going.
And last, but certainly not the least, to my wonderful husband who in my moments of self-doubt brought me back to the center through his humor and who reminded me on a daily basis to simply enjoy the process. Thank you for making me laugh and for giving me back perspective when I felt overwhelmed by it all.
Fa’afetai. Fa’afetai lava.
About the Author
Sieni A.M. is an island girl living in Israel with her husband and two daughters.
Illumine Her
is her debut novel.
She can be reached via her novel’s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/illumineher
or blog: