On the Edge (25 page)

“There was an incident this morning at the diner and Drew was shot,” Bruce says gently.

I gasp and my hand shakes as it holds the phone to my ear. “Bruce,” I cry out. Tears stream down my face.

“Katarina, it’s not looking good. They just rushed him back for emergency surgery.”

“I’m on my way. I’ll be there as soon as I get a flight.”

As I hang up the phone, I jump out of bed, and pull on clean underwear, yoga pants, and a T-shirt. Finally, I notice Luke still standing there at the head of my bed. “I need you to take me to the airport,” I say in a quivering voice.

Hulk
- As always my everything! I couldn’t do any of this without your support. I love you most for wearing a bracelet that said, “I love Troy” after Destiny’s Detour was published and not blinking an eye when people asked you about it.
My 3 Cubs
- Angel, Demon, and Cubby, you’re my world! I love that you support your crazy mom no matter what.

Mary Leigh
- OMG! You have been a HUGE blessing to me both professionally and personally. First, to come work for me when I can’t pay you a paycheck is more than I could ever dream of. For keeping me organized and on top of what I need to be on top of. For traveling with me. For being my friend and supporting my crazy ideas no matter what. I’m so thankful for you and I hope we continue to work together for a long time to come.

Juliana
- For being my sister and BFF. The Beautiful covers and teasers you produce for me. The love you have for my characters. Your willingness to read whatever I send you and give your advice.

Amanda W
and
Heather W
. - You two ladies are the best. I cannot even begin to thank you enough for what you did for me. I will forever be indebted to you for the input you had on this book. Amanda I also love the teasers and the banners you made for this book!

Jeff
– Thank you so much for agreeing to be the face of Cole. I can’t wait until we do some author events together and get to hang out. Something says we will have lots of laughs while working together.
Mike G. -
Thank you so much for the wonderful photo shoot that gave me some great pictures for the Cover of my book and to use as teasers on my fan page.

Katie
- Thank you for teaching me how to show and not just tell, for your patience with me as I work to better my writing with each novel, for being my friend, for creating the Indie Express LLC so I could meet so many wonderful ladies like
Crystal S, Cristy R, Lu Ann, Trudy S, Tiffany A, Julie D., Mia M, Sexxa K, Lea M, and B.a. W.
This group of Indies is some of the best I have had the privilege to become friends with. The love and support we have for one another is bar none! One day, all of us will be together, and then heaven help everyone else… Atlanta was just a taste of what we can do as a group.

Robin
aka R.D. Cole- For loving Cole Knight enough to let him be a part of your books, for letting me borrow Lyric for my books. I can’t wait for the culmination of our writing relationship and I absolutely love you and adore you as a friend. I’m so grateful we found each other on Facebook and not only that but live close enough to have “dates” with one another.

Tijan
–I love how you always hold yourself to your standard and don’t compromise for anyone. For your willingness to help me with writing issues when I ask you. For being a role model as an author. For being an awesome inspiration as an Indie author, and one day, I will get to fan girl all over you in person.

My Side-Ho-
Kinky sarcasm at its finest when we are together and always listening to me good, bad, or ugly.
Snuggles-
my bother from another mother. Thank you for always listening to my crazy and giving me advice. Checking my attitude when it needs to be checked and so much more.

Trucker Boy -
you contributed to this more than you know, entertaining me, listening to me go on and on about the writing process, even putting up with my rants you have turned out to be a truly great friend!

Bloggers
- Keepin’ It Real Book Blog, you girls rock. I hate that I’m now just the silent partner of the blog but each of you mean so much to me and I miss y’all and the blogging world. To all the other blogs who supported me with my debut novel and again will be helping, promote On the Edge. I love my Bloggers! I have utmost respect for each of you.

Readers
- Let’s face it, you’re the reason I write. You’re the reason I find success. None of this is possible without you. Thank you for supporting me.