You all have been vital to this process. Thank you so much for trusting me and giving me your input. Thank you for being there at all hours of the morning (or night) and putting everything aside to read my words. Thank you for your continued support and for being my cheerleaders. <3

Stacy Garcia: I love you. Thank you for not only reading Devil’s Advocate as I was writing, but also making gorgeous teasers!! You’re amazing, lady!!!

Candi: I think you deserve two awards. One for being so organized. And one for patience. Holy cannoli. If I had a penny for every time something changed with this release…I could probably by myself a notebook to write down deadlines and stick to them. Thank you so much for sticking with me!!!

Stephanie: Bahaha. I don’t know whether to apologize profusely or just keep saying thank you. I’m sure you didn’t expect all this…um, excitement when you signed on to be my agent. Thank you for sticking with me and being so incredible at what you do.

Lori—Thank you (yet again) for such a gorgeous cover and for making my vision come to life! You are such a beautiful, talented woman.

A VERY special shout out to these amazing authors who not only took a chance on this duet, but were so gracious and shared it with their own readers!

Isabella Starling, Tabatha Vargo, Kate Stewart, Lexi Ryan, Melissa Andrea, Mira lyn Kelly, Hayley Faiman, Abby Gale, Kailee Samuels, CoraLee June, Parker S. Huntington, Jade West, Amara Kent, and Lucy Smoke.

I seriously can’t thank you all enough.

And Readers,

Please—read them, Fall in love with them. And tell everyone you know about them. They are immensely talented, and they work their butts off. These authors don’t just bring you words on a page. They bring you stories that will break your heart in one chapter only to mend it the next. Stories that drive you outside your boxes (and usually your comfort zone). Stories that challenge you. Heal you. Stories that make you laugh. Make you cry. Inspire you. Make you angry. Make you swoon.

Stories that never fail to always make you feel. And THEN they go out of their way to tell you about books and authors THEY love. How amazing is that?

So please—review our books, spread the word, and share your knowledge of them with others just like they have. <3

My reader group—I have the best Angry Girls on the planet. I love you all so much. Thank you for all of your support and giving me someplace where I can be me and connect with all of you. You guys rock.

And Jesus…let me mention this because I forgot him in the last one. Mike. I love you. You’re my strength, my weakness, my everything. <3

Last but not least—to all my fellow underdogs in the world. We’re just Eden’s in the making, babes. Don’t give up. <3