Twisted World: A Broken World Novel (36 page)

Was he here to save us? I didn’t know, but I knew that Helen was right; we had a long night ahead of us. Two decades had passed since my family arrived in New Atlanta, and all that time Angus had been alive. Held prisoner and used like his life meant nothing. Jackson’s father was behind it, I had no doubt, just like I had no doubt that the same thing was happening to my Dad at this very moment. How Dragon and Helen had gotten involved was another mystery, but right now I was willing to sit silently and listen to whatever they had to say. They’d both promised that when the time was right, all my questions would be answered, and the time had finally come. The time to save Dad, and now Donaghy too.

W
hen I finished writing
Silent World
, I already knew I was going to continue the story. Part of it was the constant hounding from readers, you know who you are, but another part was that I felt like it
needed
to keep going. I knew that the idea to skip ahead twenty years was risky, but I felt very strongly that this was where the story
had
to pick up. That, of course, meant packing a lot into the plot, and will mean packing a lot of backstory into the plot of the next book, but I’m very excited with how it turned out!

I couldn’t have done it alone, though. Thank you Erin Rose, my bestie and first reader who read, loved, and gushed about
Twisted World
. Also, Jen Naumann, who was nice enough to let me bounce the plot idea off her before I even started writing the book, and then both read and loved it when it was finally done. Thank you Jan Strohecker for offering to beta read and asking all the right questions, they really helped me fill in a few plot gaps, and Laura Johnsen, as usual, for searching for typos for me.

A very special thanks goes to my son, Carter, who told me—more than a year ago—that I should call one of my books
Twisted World
. I thought it was a good title, but needed the right plot for it. This one is perfect. Also, my other three children and my husband, who are proud of everything I’ve done and who are tireless in their efforts to promote me to friends, teachers, coworkers, students, and parents of friends. I love you all!

I hope everyone enjoys this book, and I promise to get the next one done as soon as possible, but please be patient with me. I have a big move coming up and will do my best to work writing into my schedule, but I can’t make any promises about when I’ll get the next book out.

K
ate L. Mary
 is an award-winning author of New Adult and Young Adult fiction, ranging from Post-apocalyptic tales of the undead, to Speculative Fiction and Contemporary Romance. Her Young Adult book,
When We Were Human
, was a 2015 Children’s Moonbeam Book Awards Silver Medal winner for  Young Adult Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fiction, and a 2016 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal winner for Young Adult Science Fiction. Don’t miss out on the 
Broken World
series, an Amazon bestseller and fan favorite. For more information about Kate, check out her website: www.KateLMary.com

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