Gambling on the Bodyguard (14 page)
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Authors: Sarah Ballance
Acknowledgments
Readers, YOU GUYS, you make it happen. Especially those of you reading all the way back here. And my street team. Seriously, people, I could not be more honored.
I also absolutely have to thank my former-but-not-old editor Kerri-Leigh Grady, who told me about the Vegas series. And then my most-of-the-time editor, Tracy Montoya, for saying yes, I should definitely do The Vegas. And props to I-can’t-believe-she-hasn’t-blocked-my-email-address Vegas right hand Robin Haseltine, who had the patience of a saint while I harassed her incessantly over all the Vegas series things. And of course to Liz, who helped me plot and bring this story to life.
AND THEN THERE WAS LISA. My awesome this-is-Vegas editor somehow got stuck with me for this book and has YET to stab me with a sharp object. (Or a dull one.) She’s been a rock star, and I’m forever grateful for her attention to this manuscript.
I also have to credit my super cool parents who took me to Las Vegas when I was a teenager, which made me want to drag my city-hating husband there twenty years later. And he freaking loved it. So now we have a place, and how could I *
not
* write a book about our place?
And on that note, Michelle, you rock so hard. Thank you for being there for every word. You complete me. (I think you’re the crazy half, but we’ll keep that between us.)
And finally, to my future in-law (because our five-year-olds claim they are engaged and want twenty kids) and forever bestie, Melissa, who is probably so sick of hearing me talk about Vegas that she’s likely in the fetal position right now as she reads this. One day, my friend, I’ll have you out there on the Vegas Strip, even if I have to cram you into my luggage to make it happen. (Wait, is that weird? That wasn’t supposed to be weird. Ah, well. You know what they say about Vegas…)
About the Author
Sarah and her husband of what he calls “many long, long years” live on the Mid-Atlantic coast with their six young children, all of whom are perfectly adorable when they’re asleep. She never dreamed of becoming an author, but as a homeschooling mom, she often jokes she writes fiction because if she wants anyone to listen to her, she has to make them up. (As it turns out, her characters aren’t much better than the kids). When not buried under piles of laundry, she may be found adrift in the Atlantic (preferably on a boat) or seeking that ever-elusive perfect writing spot where not even the kids can find her. Though she adores nail-biting mystery and edge-of-your-seat thrillers, Sarah writes in many genres including historical, contemporary, and supernatural romance and romantic suspense.
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