Ready to Wed (26 page)
Authors: Cindi Madsen
Tags: #Literature & Fiction, #United States, #Women's Fiction, #Single Women, #Romance, #Contemporary, #Contemporary Fiction, #Series, #Cora Carmack, #Romantic Comedy, #Weddings, #Susan Mallery, #brides, #Roxanne St. Clair, #Emily Giffin
Acknowledgments
Where to even start? This book has been quite the journey, and I was pretty sure it was trying to kill me there for a bit. Luckily, both it and I survived. I’d like to thank Amanda Price for being my enforcer when I needed help focusing, for helping me play “this line or that one” as I wrote, and for always being there when I need to chat or vent, as well as making me laugh. Best friend EVER! Big thanks to my editor, Stacy Abrams, for her mad editing skills. When I turned this book in, I told her I knew something was missing, and thank goodness she pinpointed what it was and helped make it so much better! Every book I’m so grateful to her, Alycia Tornetta, Liz Pelletier, and all of the people at Entangled Publishing for giving my books, and me, a home. I love writing for you all!
Thanks to Candace Havens for her input and enthusiasm for the story, to my publicity team, Katie Clapsadl and Heather Riccio, and to Libby Murphy, for designing the perfect cover. Big shout out to CKM, for all the emails and support. Rachel Harris, Tara Fuller, Melissa West, Lisa Burstein, Cole Gibsen, Rhonda Helms, Christina Lee, Stina Lindenblatt, Wendy Higgins, and Megan Erickson, what would I do without you? I’m so happy I could meet so many of you in person this year—we’ll always have Coops, right? LOL. I heart you girls so hard!
My family and friends are always so great at cheering me on through all the writing stages. Thanks to my neighbor, Mare, who has taken my kids so I can write and edit, and to my awesome husband, Michael, who helps pick up the slack when the cleaning and cooking fall by the writing wayside. And to my kids, who get as excited about book releases as I do (probably because it means dinner out with soda and dessert). Thanks to my parents, siblings, and in-laws, who are always checking in on how the books are going. I feel so lucky to do something I love, and to have the people I love get that.
As usual, gotta say hi to my TZWNDU gals, who give me a place to chat, and to the Colorado Indie Authors for all the support and fun lunches. Extra hugs to Anne Eliot for always being there for me and for making me laugh until I cry, whether over the phone or while taking awesome selfies in hipster restaurants. Thanks to the countless bloggers who help me spread the word about my books and are always there when I need a favor. Even better, I now count you as friends, and just have to say you gals rock!
Big thanks to my readers! So many of you have sent me messages and tweets and I appreciate every single one of them and you. Thanks so much!
About the Author
Cindi Madsen
sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children.
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