Avenged (The Altered Series) (20 page)

Acknowledgments

First, thanks to all of you, the readers! Your support has been amazing and humbling. I hope you enjoyed Kitty and Nick’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Thank you to my writing pals, Terri Osburn, Jessica Ruddick, Laurie Benson, Kim MacCarron, and anyone else who helped talk me down during the writing of this one. You guys rock.

To my mom and sister, for reading this early on. We don’t get to pick our family, but if I could have, I would have chosen you. I love you.

Thank you to my fantastic editor, Candace Havens, and my super agent, Helen Breitwieser. You guys are an amazing support system, and I am so happy to have you in my corner.

A special thank you to S. Marshall Wilson, who helped me nail down the fighting techniques in this book. Your expertise was invaluable.

To my husband and my sons… Thanks for being patient when I’m lost in my head and you need to call me more than once. Thanks for not pointing out how crazy it must look when I complain about people I’ve made up. Most of all, thanks for your unwavering support through my ups and downs. I love you three more than anything ever.

About the Author

Two-time Golden Heart® Finalist
Marnee Blake
used to teach high school students but these days she only has to wrangle her own children. Originally from a small town in Western Pennsylvania, she now battles traffic in southern New Jersey where she lives with her hero husband and their happily-ever-after: two very energetic boys. When she isn’t writing, she can be found refereeing disputes between her children, cooking up something sweet, or hiding from encroaching dust bunnies with a book.

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