Painless (69 page)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Devon Hartford spent most of his life in Southern California, frequenting many of the locations in Reckless. Devon also paints. His background in the arts was the inspiration for this book.
 

OTHER BOOKS BY DEVON HARTFORD:

Fearless (The Story of Samantha Smith #1)

Reckless (The Story of Samantha Smith #2)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

First and foremost I need to thank fellow New Adult author Elle Casey. She has gone above and beyond in her efforts to help me get this series off the ground and get it into the hands of you, the reader. You should definitely check out her work!

Secondly, thanks to all my passionate and fantastic beta readers: Neicy Cassidy, The REAL Julie England, Kerrisha Budhu, Megan C Christmas, Sarah Welsh (a.k.a. Princess Frilly-Bottoms of the Land of Willow), Bethanie Melander, Maria Combee, Eileen Fitzharris, Mandy Karsa, Anne Berkeley, Jenene Townsley, Brandy Everard, Natasha Slater, Stephanie Svajgl, Dora Kitinas, Kimber, Muriel Garcia, Sandye, Crystal Hoffman, Darlene Weber, Whitney "sugar peas" Hutchinson, Steffini Walker Texas Ranger, Wendy Boyer, Jenny Bayes, Michele McKenzie, Sarah, Kerri-Anne Carruthers, Rosanne Triegaardt, Jo Cox, Lynn Walters, Jenn Hedge (Beta Speed Queen), Nicki Hewitt-Hart, Teresa Hamman, Ashley Lorene Hall, Nancy Byers, Tania Clark, Sandye, Kelly Hirsh, and Lynnette Kucharski for invaluable feedback and encouragement!

Becs Glass and Sinfully Sexy Books for dedicated book pimping love!

Chrissy Zent Sharp for awesome book pimpery via The Book Whore-der's Delights. Be sure to check them out if you’re a Romance reader.

And thanks to everybody else who has helped make this book a reality!

WHILE YOU’RE WAITING FOR THE RELEASE OF MY NEXT NOVEL:

Don’t forget to read these books by my friends and fellow romance authors Jane Harvey-Berrick (
Lifers
) and Delia Steele (
Broken
).

Lifers
by Jane Harvey-Berrick: After eight years in prison, twenty-four year old Jordan Kane is the man everyone loves to hate. He is the local pariah in his home town, shunned by everyone, including his own parents. But their hatred of him doesn’t come close to the loathing he feels every time he looks in the mirror. Torrey Delaney is new in town, and certainly doesn’t behave in a way the locals believe a preacher’s daughter should. As friendship forms between Jordan and Torrey, can two damaged people find their place in the world? Is love a life sentence?

Broken
by Delia Steele: Lexi has developed a very nasty shell around her BROKEN heart and picked up a BDSM lifestyle for all the wrong reasons. She hides her true self to the point of losing it completely. She is wild, angry, conceited, foul, and refuses to let anyone into her world. Until Cameron…a sweet country boy with a heart of gold. Can he help Lexi find the light in her darkest days, or will her darkness be the death of him? But how can he help her if she doesn’t even realize just how BROKEN she truly is?
 

17+ (Language and Sexual Content may not be suitable for some readers)