Authors: Elena Aitken
His to Protect (12 page)
B
ears of Grizzly Ridge
His to Protect
His to Seduce (Winter 2016)
His to Claim (Spring 2016)
T
he Springs Series
T
he Springs
—Stone Summit
E
lena Aitken is
a USA Today Bestselling Author of more than twenty romance and women’s fiction novels. Living in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains with her twins and two cats, Elena escapes into the mountains whenever she gets a chance and can often be found with her toes in the lake working on her next book and dreaming about happily ever after.
T
he first and
most important thank you is always to you—the reader. Words cannot express how thankful I am that you choose to read my books and share in my stories with me. Every single one of you make it possible for me to live my dream every day. Thank you.
Although writing is a solitary activity, I never feel alone because I have the best group of ladies in my corner that are always only a text message away. Steena Holmes, Dara Lee Snow and Trish Loye, you are all amazing and what we have is so special. Thank you for believing in me, especially when I don’t.
And extra thank you to Trish for being my book doctor and being my early set of eyes. Your feedback, as always, was invaluable.
HUGE thank you to Jennifer Wood for being the best assistant and an awesome friend. Your ability to catch all the balls I drop is amazing.
A huge thank you to my number one fans (even though they don’t read my books) and the most important people in my life—my amazing kids. Taking on the task of cooking dinners so mom can work, believing in
my bears
and fuelling me with hugs and coffee. Thank you. You are truly the best kids EVER!
And finally, to my very own mountain man, Ike Edwards. For listening to all the (sometimes) boring details of this business, understanding when I have to work on weekends, giving me such valuable assistance with cover images and potential plot points (ha ha), providing inspiration for my alpha male heroes and believing in me.