Uncontrollable (The Nature of Grace, Book 2) (34 page)
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Authors: S.R. Johannes
Tags: #The Nature of Grace - Book 2
Maybe after all this my life will never be easy again.
Never peaceful. Never normal.
From here on in, I have a feeling it will be even more uncontrollable.
Unless, somehow, I get to Al before he gets to me.
*THE END*
Dear Reader,
When I started this series, I had no idea if it would ever see the light of day. I needed to continue publishing books in the
Nature of Grace
series with the hope of making a difference in this world.
Uncontrollable
touches on the plight of the red wolf. These animals once roamed freely, but are now on the verge of being extinct with the majority being kept in captivity. The idea came to me when I read an article about the gray wolves being released in Colorado. However, no matter how many they released, the numbers in Colorado remained low. I always wondered if people were silently killing the wolves for unknown reasons.
Uncontrollable
is my way of shedding a ray of light on a problem we don’t know much about. The plight of the red wolf is very real. They have a hard time living in the wild, yet I can’t imagine a world where they always have to live in captivity.
With this book, I hope to create awareness around their story and struggles.
Just as in
Untraceable
, this book is still thrilling and mysterious with a strong girl character, two hot boys, and some great kissing. :) But in the end, my purpose is to inform.
I hope you like reading
Uncontrollable
as much as the first. If you find yourself bothered or angry with some of the abuse to wolves in this book, please see my “Call to Action” section so you can find your own way of making a difference.
I would love to hear from you anytime! You can email me at [email protected] or visit me online at
www.srjohannes.com
.
Best,
Shelli
Call to Action!
You can make a difference!
Here are some quick and easy actions you can take from your own home.
To find out more about the red wolves in
Uncontrollable
:
1. Find out more about the
Red Wolf Recovery Program
2. Learn about the
Red Wolf Re-establishment Program
at Alligator River National Refuge.
3. To sign a
petition
to bring back the red wolves or to save them from
extinction
4. Learn about the
timeline
of the red wolf
To help the black bears in
Untraceable
:
1) Sign
my petition on Change.org
to close the bear pits in Cherokee, North Carolina.
2) Find out how the game show host,
Bob Barker
, has been working to close the
bear pits
.
3) Help
Peta
in their work to close Cherokee bear pits.
To help stop the illegal trading and poaching of black bears:
1) Join organizations that are helping to stop the illegal trade and poaching of the black bear such as
WSA
.
2) Find out more from WWF about bear
illegal trading
and the
bile trade
in Asia.
3) Find out about some campaigns to stop
illegal wildlife trade
.
Shout Outs!
First, I’d like to thank all the wonderful bloggers for always supporting me and for everything they do for books every day.
To all the teachers, librarians, and booksellers for supporting an indie book.
Thank you to all The Bookanistas, The Hopefuls, and SCBWI for finding a way to support me.
To the Indelibles, for helping me down this path. For your undying support, awesome advice, and brilliant debates.
To Jennifer Jabaley, Kate Tilton, Graeme Stone, Kimberly Derting for reading my book(s) and offering constructive feedback.
To Vania, once again, for her creativity and bringing this book to life with her beautiful photos.
To Megan Miranda, Katie Anderson, and Jessica DeHart, for the advice, daily chats, and laughs.
A special and heartfelt thanks to Kimberly Derting for always believing in me and being there when I needed to brainstorm, vent, or celebrate.
To my assistant/intern Kate, for always taking my calls, picking up my slack, and staying so positive in the midst of my “crazy” times.
To my family, thank you for cheering me on by pawning off my book to every friend and foe you have ever had. Every sale helps!
A special thanks to my lovely mom for being my best friend and biggest fan and for always reading my stuff whenever I ask.
To my sweet dog Charley for lying quietly at my feet while I work.
To my babies, Madelyn and Gray, I thank God every day for you because you make me a better person.
To Ali, my everything, for always dropping everything and staying up late just as many nights as I do to help me with all the extras only you can do best. But most of all, for loving me – no matter what.
Most importantly, to all my awesome readers/fans, I am so grateful you spent the time and money to give my book a chance. Thank you for all your letters!
And last, but certainly not least, to the Big Man in the Sky, for always guiding me down the right path even if (when) I resisted.
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