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Authors: Kimi Flores

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Thanks to my beta chicas, my story actually made sense (or senses as Madison would say). So much luv for you guys! I’m honored that you spent so much of your own free time reading and critiquing my work.
Julie B. Deaton, Mindy Stickels, Danielle Plane, Teri Beth Page
and although I LOVE all of my chicas
equally
, I have to give a shout out to
Debi Barnes, Elle Wilson & Stephanie Mulford
for the HOURS and HOURS of conversations as they helped me work things out before presenting them to the rest of my awesome girls. I am forever indebted to all of you and really hope you will continue this journey with me and the next 3 books (and then some).

Bloggers
…what would authors do without you?? If you are not aware of this, bloggers spend time away from their own lives to selflessly help authors succeed. They promote us, read all of our books, share their reviews with other readers, put together giveaways, AND host as well as join in on our blog tours. I want to shout from the rooftops,
“I LOVE BLOGGERS!!!”
THIS
is where I’m going to fail to mention someone.
PLEASE
forgive me. There are so many of you that I adore.

EnaBurnette
from Swoon Worthy Books was so patient and put up with all of my
crazy
in order to get my cover reveal and blog tour together. As I write this, she is literally working on my tour & contacting me through instant messenger to make sure she has everything she needs to
help
me out. A special thanks for my friend

Jodi Murphy
with
Butterflies, Books & Dreams
(you inspire me everyday girlfriend!).
Jennifer Wolfe
and
Holly Malgieri
, you guys are just rock stars and the first bloggers I ever talked to as a reader.

Thank you to all of the blogs that participated in my cover reveal.
Stories and Swag
, Ms. ME 28,
Just Booked
, Swoon Worthy Books,
WhiteZin Bookends
, Wolfel’s World of Books,
Winding Stairs Book Blog
, Victoria’s Book Obsession,
Book Love Between the Sheets
, I Love Indie Books,
Falling Into Fall
, House of Vetti,
Rate My Romance
, The Book Enthusiast,
Book Boyfriends
& Brandy Jellum.

To the Bloggers scheduled to be a part of my tour, thank you in advance. As a reader and a writer, I truly appreciate the time you put into your blogs for all of us to enjoy.
Victoria’s Book Obsession,
Just Me and My Love for Books
, Sinfully Sexy Book Reviews,
All Romance Reviews
, Rate My Romance,
Zakirrah’s Book Blog
, BJ’s Book Blog,
Wine Relaxation
And MY Kindle
, Love Drug Book Blog,
Maria’s Book Blog
, Battery Operated Book Blog,
The Book Avenue
, Wolfel’s World of Books,
Falling Into Fall
, White Zin Bookends,
Just Booked
, The Conley Corner,
Butterflies, Books & Dreams
, The Chronicles of a Writing Mom,
Ms. ME28
, Book, Coffee, Wine,
Book Addict Mumma
, The Chronicles of a Writing Mom,
M’s Sinful Review
, LifeBecomesMe, Winding Stairs Book Blog, Swoon Worthy Books,
The Book Hookers
, & Deliza’s Dirty Dramas.

Thank you
Angela McLaurin
of
Fiction Formats
for helping me choose the perfect font and POV breaks. You are incredibly gifted at what you do and the sweetest person to work with.

Thanks also to 2 ladies that were my very first reader supporters,
Erica Alyson
&
Jennifer
. Thank you for all of your encouraging words and for reading and reviewing my book before it published.

I must mention the established author’s that took time to personally answer every one of my questions when I was trying to figure my way through this new writer’s world. There was never a time they didn’t help me when I asked. These talented ladies are so giving and I truly adore them all (as well as their work).
Nyrae Dawn
, Amy Bartol,
Katie Ashley
, Georgia Cates,
Michelle Leighton
, Jolene Perry,
Anne Eliot,
Amy Gregory,
Allie Brennan
, Chelsea Fine,
Steph Campbell,
and Kate Mathias.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart ladies!

I can’t finish these acknowledgments without thanking my fellow “
Dreamers
”. The time we spent as teenagers making up stories and sharing are among my favorite childhood memories. I wasn’t confident enough at the time to share too many of my own but you inspired me to keep dreaming until I did decide to finally share…with the world.
Sylvia Oliande
and
Stephanie Sesanto
I will forever hold you and our time together close to my heart.

Thank you
Dawn Malone
of
Dawn Malone Photography
for not only being the best friend a girl could have, but also arranging the models for the cover, brining the image from my mind onto your camera screen and ultimately creating a beautiful cover.

A BIG thanks to the cover models, real-life couple,
Aaron & Edenrose.
You guys did a fantastic job enduring all of the bugs and heat that day to help create this beautiful cover.

Finally, to all of the special ladies in my life that have contributed in so many ways to support my dream of publishing my first novel. I love all of you and couldn’t have done what I did without you.
My niece Alyssa,
Tat
, mom Becky,
sister Janel
, BFF Dawn,
Holly
, Lil,
Nikki
, Christina,
Christy
and Maria.
Without your encouragement I don’t think I would have continued. Thank you.

A special shout out to my niece
Madison Anne
for inspiring all of Madison Hunter’s sweetness and silly words <3

Kimi lives in So Ca with her high school sweetheart, prom date, and now husband of over 20 years as well as with her two boys that bring so much joy and laughter to her life. There is never a dull moment in Kimi’s day with these three guys by her side. Her family and she are happily involved in volunteer work with several local non-profit organizations. They are happily involved in volunteer work with several local non-profit organizations and believe that everyone needs to do their part, so a portion of her sales will always go to charity.

At an early age, Kimi discovered the magical world of imagination. Many stories were written as well as illustrated by her as a child. Not realizing at the time that she had dyslexia, schoolwork became extremely difficult, and her confidence as a reader and writer dwindled. Thanks to a high teacher who took the time to invest in her, Kimi found a love for literary legends such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving and Jane Austen. This teacher helped Kimi create one of the happiest school memories she holds. Discovering in college that she had the learning disability was terribly discouraging since help was not readily available and her reading and writing confidence fell once again.

Needing to find a distraction when her husband unexpectedly ended up in the hospital for a week, Kimi explored the indie reading world. Jumping in with everything she had, Kimi pushed herself to read over 150 books last year. During that process, many characters reappeared in her imagination and insisted that their stories be told. Putting all self-doubt and barriers aside, she started writing the outlines and drafts for the four books in her Intertwined Hearts Series as well as bits and pieces of the three books in her next series, Down by the Bay.

Her message to you is similar to that of pop icon, will.i.am’s:

~You can focus on your problems or you can focus on your dreams ~

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