Change of Hart (34 page)

Kathryn Perez, I love you so much. You, YOU….when you love someone you love them HARD. And it is so, so special that I’m one of the people that you love hard. I love you hard, too! Your wealth of knowledge, criticism where things needed to be different, arguing over the word penis, all of it was so, so beneficial. You, my friend, are a true gem. I heart you hard! (Dude, her book THERAPY….I cannot recommend it enough. It’s just brilliant)

A.E. Woodward, you were that person on the sidelines just waiting to be called onto the field. You were like Rudy. And just like Rudy, you didn’t disappoint me. Your feedback was critical in a critical moment. Thank you for being ready at a moment’s notice and feeding my ego even while you critiqued. I don’t think you even realize how importantl your feedback was. So thank you. (Reader…Kismet and Working Girl…read them. Just trust me.)

Kristin Delcambre and Megan Gunter…thank you for quintuple checking in the last seconds. I’m so glad you are fast readers and nit-picky!! You guys are the best!

To all the authors that have let me beta read for them: Beth Ehemann, Colleen Hoover, Kathryn Perez, Dawn L. Chiletz, Stacey Grice, Michelle Pace, LG Pace III, Brenda Rothert, Oh I hope I’m not forgetting someone…from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! Whether I read for you once, or a dozen times, you taught me SO much about how the creative process works. You taught me the way author’s think. The way feedback can be helpful or not. The way a story starts in someone’s head and ends up on paper. I so hope I can continue working with each of you. You are some of my favorites and it is an honor to assist you as you write.

Finally, my husband and kids. I know you have no idea what is going on half the time when I get going and “disappear” for a while. But I hope that you see what I’ve done and are proud. You guys are my life. Even when I’m moody and stuck in my head or stuck on the computer or working hard for no money. I know I’m not perfect and I hope you can see past my flaws. Because my life would be nothing without you guys. You are my world. I love you more than life itself.

Reader, thank you for giving me a shot. Whether you liked it or not, you gave me a chance and I’m so grateful. For those that liked “Change of Hart”, there’s a sequel rolling around in my brain. We’ll see if it ever falls out of my head onto paper!

Oh! And “Carter Kangaroo”, the book Jaxon was reading while Jason was doing push ups. . .that was written by my mom!! She’s still working on getting it published. But keep an eye out for it. Your kids will love it!

Love,

M.E.

M.E. Carter
didn’t set out to write a book. She just had a random story rolling around in her head after working with her local PTA. Then one day, it became all-consuming and had to be written down. This should come as no big surprise since she has always had random stories rolling around in her head and even wrote an episode of CHiPS at age 11. (She was the guest star, of course.)

She lives in Texas with her husband and three children, Mary, Elizabeth and Carter. Get it? ;)

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