Slide (Black Addiction #1) (30 page)

Authors: T. Gephart

BOOK: Slide (Black Addiction #1)

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The biggest thanks will
always go to my amazing family—Gep, Jenna, Liam and Woodley. They were there every step of the way, and I couldn’t imagine doing this without them.

Thanks to my circle of trust. Everyone has earned their place, no one is there out of obligation and I love you all. PS. You’re stuck with me for life.

Special thanks to my beta team who were reading ninjas on tight turn arounds so I could get this book done. Maz and Danielle, a million thanks still isn’t enough.

Thank you to the authors who have now become friends. Can I say I love you without freaking you out? Too late, I’ll always freak you out. Lili Saint Germain, JB Hartnett, Skyla Mardi, CJ Duggan, Lilliana Andersen, Rachael Brookes, JD Nixon, Natasha Preston, Kirsty Mosely, Ker Dukey, LA Casey, Jill Patten, Tillie Cole, Andie Long, Abbi Glines, Chantal Fernando, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, Penelope Louleas, Jay Crownover, Kim Karr, SC Stephens, Joanna Wylde and Kylie Scott—you rock my world.

Hang Le. Lord have mercy. There is no one else I trust with my covers and branding. You are a genius who knows exactly what will work and nail it each and every time. You have my eternal thanks and adoration. You and your vision are brilliant as is the work that you produce. Seriously, don’t ever leave me.

Thank you to the bloggers and blogs who have supported me. I was late to the game and every book more and more people are discovering me through your shares, likes and reviews. Every single one of you is appreciated, and I love you all.

Thanks to the T Gephart Entourage. Your enthusiasm and excitement is contagious. I love playing with you. Who needs a street team? Organized activities were never my forte and I like what we have going on a whole lot better.

Thanks to my Fictionally Yours, Melbourne team with special mention to Penny Rudge. Some things in life are meant to be, clearly we were meant to meet and make magic happen. #ThereAren’tEnoughHashTags.

Thank you to my editor, Nichole Strauss, from Perfectly Publishable. DUDE! (Shouty caps needed) I struck the lottery when I found you. I know I can (more frequent than not) be manic, and my MS sometimes looks like it has Touretts, but each and every time we work through it and all my worry is for nothing. You are a goddess.

Thank you to my proofreaders MK Harkins and Marie Mason. Your pick-ups save my ass.

Thanks to Max Henry from Max Effect for her boss formatting. My words have never looked so good. Talented beyond measure.

And last but not least, a massive thanks to all my readers. I still find it hard to believe anyone wants to read anything I write and it doesn’t matter if it’s one or a million people, every single one of you is important to me. No words are enough and I have nothing but love.

T Gephart is an
indie author from Melbourne, Australia.

T’s approach to life has been somewhat unconventional. Rather than going to University, she jumped on a plane to Los Angeles, USA in search of adventure. While this first trip left her somewhat underwhelmed and largely depleted of funds it fueled her appetite for travel and life experience.

With a rather eclectic resume, which reads more like the fiction she writes than an actual employment history, T struggled to find her niche in the world.

While on a subsequent trip the United States in 1999, T met and married her husband. Their whirlwind courtship and interesting impromptu convenience store wedding set the tone for their life together, which is anything but ordinary. They have lived in Louisiana, Guam and Australia and have traveled extensively throughout the US. T has two beautiful young children and one four legged child, Woodley, the wonder dog.

An avid reader, T became increasingly frustrated by the lack of strong female characters in the books she was reading. She wanted to read about a woman she could identify with, someone strong, independent and confident and who didn’t lack femininity. Out of this need, she decided to pen her first book, A Twist of Fate. T set herself the challenge to write something that was interesting, compelling and yet easy enough to read that was still enjoyable. Pulling from her own past “colorful” experiences and the amazing personalities she has surrounded herself with, she had no shortage of inspiration. With a strong slant on erotic fiction, her core characters are empowered women who don’t have to sacrifice their femininity. She enjoyed the process so much that when it was over she couldn’t let it go.

T loves to travel, laugh and surround herself with colorful characters. This inevitably spills into her writing and makes for an interesting journey - she is well and truly enjoying the ride!

Based on her life experiences, T has plenty of material for her books and has a wealth of ideas to keep you all enthralled.