The Jersey Vignettes (8 page)

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Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to three very young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, a snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a spouse calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something ... when she can find the time.

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Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I want to thank the main hero of this series. The Avdonin family was just a silly dream of mine. A Russian man who talked to me like my characters do sometimes, and one day I decided to indulge his voice and put him on paper. He was my first mob boss, and while he wasn’t as violent or as bloody as some of the ones I wrote after him, he was the first. And that made him so incredibly important to me. He shaped how I wrote heroes each time I sat down to pen a new man once I was done writing Anton’s story. He continues to shape how I write them. And so, he deserves mentioning and gratitude, even if he is only fictional.

To my readers, the ones who have stuck through this series, the ones who begged for the story to continue, even when I said it wouldn’t be pretty, thank you. I don’t think you realize it, but you made this series worth it for me. You made it worth writing when it seemed more difficult than fun. You made it worth my time and effort. Your messages and time means the world to me. Thank you for loving this series, this fictional family of mine, as much as you have. In some ways, it was you who made this family more real to me.

To the girls who worked on this series with me in one way or another, editing, proofing and pre-reading, thank you. Tracy, Elle, and Eli. Words just aren’t good enough. My biggest fans, always in my corner.

Jay Aheer … your work on the Guns covers have always been some of my favorites. Your talent is amazing, and you always hit on just what I’m looking for or needing. It’s invaluable. You capture my words in a cover, and for that, I am forever grateful. Thank you.

I know I said once that Shattered was the end of The Russian Guns. In a way, it was. The Jersey Vignettes was simply my thank you to the readers, my gift for your enjoyment and love, while saying goodbye in my own way to the Avdonins.

And thank you.

—Kris

Other Books in The Russian Guns

The Arrangement, Book One

The Life, Book Two

The Score, Book Three

Demyan & Ana, Book Four

Shattered, Book Five

Find out more about this series on Bethany-Kris’s website at
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Other Books by Bethany-Kris

Filthy Marcellos

Filthy Marcellos: Lucian

Filthy Marcellos: Giovanni

Filthy Marcellos: Dante

Filthy Marcellos: Legacy

Filthy Marcellos: The Complete Collection

Find out more on Bethany-Kris’s website at
www.bethanykris.com
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Copyright
© 2016 by Bethany-Kris. All rights reserved.

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ISBN: 978-1-988197-06-7

Cover Design © Jay Aheer

This is work of fiction. Characters, names, places, corporations, organizations, institutions, locales, and so forth are all the product of the author’s imagination, or if real, used fictitiously. Any resemblance to a person, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.