Magnate (Acquisition Series Book 2) (25 page)

Acknowledgements

Writing a book is a solitary endeavor. Sitting around, grumbling to yourself, glaring at a blank page, or staring at words that make you irrationally angry because they aren’t exactly
right
and fail to convey your thought
concisely
– all lonely things. Thankfully, everything else to do with a book’s creation is a much more social proposition. Brainstorming, editing, laughing at typos, laughing even more at phrases that turn out sexual that weren’t intended that way at all – all collaborative things.

First, I am grateful to my family. A huge thank you goes to my publicist/accountant/plot-hole-finder/cheerleader/stress reliever Mr. Aaron. He is my first, biggest, and handsomest fan (Google it if you don’t believe me). Also to my two evil little girls, especially the mini-me who likes to grab my red mark-up pen and draw on the wall. Devil.

To Sloane Howell, for reading and re-reading and making rude [hilarious] comments in my margins about dicks. He has made this book better, especially that
one
time he correctly called me on telling instead of showing. Great friend, great writer – check out his books, especially
The Matriarch
, my fave of his.

To my readers, especially those who give me insightful comments about content. I love hearing different perspectives, and I appreciate input – even if it’s criticism – more than I can say. (Though I may prefer adulation, natch.)

I’ve always said that if you want to know what another person is thinking, read a book. That is not to say my consciousness is a twisted, arcane game of supremacy amongst rich assholes, but rather that I like sexy, troubled anti-heroes and smart heroines. I hope you like those things, too; otherwise, you’ve just wasted a couple of hours of your life that you will never, ever get back.

Above all, thank you for reading.

See you in
Sovereign
. Darker deeds are yet to come, but the faint glimmer of hope gives enough light to read by.

Coming April 2016

Sovereign
, Acquisition Series Book 3

The Acquisition has
ruled my life, ruled my every waking moment since Sinclair Vinemont first showed up at my house offering an infernal bargain to save my father’s life. Now I know the stakes. The charade is at an end, and Sinclair has far more to lose than I ever did. But this knowledge hasn’t strengthened me. Instead, each revelation breaks me down until nothing is left but my fight and my rage. As I struggle to survive, only one question remains. How far will I go to save those I love and burn the Acquisition to the ground?

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