All for Allie (9 page)

Acknowledgements

First, I have to thank my creator, my reason for living; God. Thanks to my husband who deals with many sleepless nights as I rant, and for providing me with unhealthy amounts of caffeine. Without the help of Mr. Bailes watching our three crazy children, there wouldn’t be Shattered and Shaken or All For Allie.

To my family and friends that have stuck by me, and those that continue to support me; thank you! Thanks to Hilary for always encouraging me to ‘make it happen’ all the time. She makes all your dreams seem within reach, no matter how big they may seem. Hil is the sanity in times of need, the cream to my coffee. And to Sara, my morning wake up call, my little fireball of energy…. My life would suck ass without you!

To all the blogs that have supported me, share my page, my pictures, my links, and signed up for tours....THANK YOU! Without you no one would know who J. Bailes is. Y’all work very hard to promote me and many other authors, know that your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. Eye Candy Bookstore (been with me since the very beginning), Life Becomes Me (shares all things J. Bailes. Yes, I notice), All Is Read With
Lexypat (Love you), The Book Harlots, Bex ‘n’ Books, Lustful Literature, Everything Marie, This Redhead Loves Books, Hooked on Books, Obsession Is A Book, Tabby’s Tantalizing
Reviews, and the list goes on and on. There is no way I could list each of you that have helped me without writing a novel. I love each of you dearly, and I’m beyond grateful for all that you do.

To my street team members, pimping me on a daily basis; thank you! To the readers, pardon my language... YOU FUCKING ROCK, HARD!! Y’all are the reason I write, the very reason I’m able to pursue my dream. I wish I could hug each of you and show you how much y’all rock my world. Thank you for being by my side before I even released a single word to Shattered and Shaken. Thank you for the vagina threatening emails! Most of all, thank you for loving me for me.

Most importantly, thank you Lindsay and Chip for answering all the questions I had for Shattered and Shaken, All for Allie, and the questions to come in Shattered and Mended. Also, thank you two very much for offering to be my cover model. I couldn’t think of anyone else that could capture the emotion I was looking for better than someone who has experienced leaving his family behind to serve out country. And Chip, thank you very much for your service to our country.

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