Tempting (21 page)

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F
irst and foremost
, I give thanks to my parents. Even though they don’t know that this book exists, without them I wouldn’t have the drive to write, the acuity to see where I needed help, nor the intellect to string words together. Thank you for these brains. Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.

While this endeavor was kept secret from those I loved, there are a select few of you who have entrusted me with your secrets—may they stay buried at the bottom of the Charles River—and you know mine. Thank you for your advice and discretion.

I’d like to extend a most heartfelt thank you to Jena Campbell with Indie Girl Promotions, for taking me under her wing and guiding me along this process. You are profoundly underpaid for everything you do.

To my beta readers: Christina, thank you for your quick proofreading and your praise; Leigh, for your thorough notes and eagle eye; Anna, for giving me the first feedback as a reader.

To the number of people who have gone out of their way to help me through this process via Facebook: Tammy, Jacquie, and Kimie—your support has been a most welcome surprise. Thank you for sharing my posts and teasers; it means a great deal to me.

Paula-Flossie, ah. You’ve been wonderful. I hope you don’t hate this book, because that will make things very awkward between us. Heh. Thank you for being a ray of sunshine armed with animal gifs.

To Jade, with The Write Assistants. You are phenomenal. Thank you for being willing to work with my tight schedule and for guiding me through this process.

To Jamie. You’ve provided me with endless amounts of inspiration. And you’ll never know about this book—a blessing and a shame. But you deserve every bit of acknowledgement that I can give you, no matter how insignificant. You haunt me still.

And finally, to the reader. Thank you for purchasing this novel, for leaving a review (if you do), for sharing with your friends. This book would serve no purpose if it weren’t for you.