The devil's advocate

Acknowledgments

There's honestly no way I can possibly thank each and every one of you. You’re all amazing and I can’t do any of this without you. I’m also praying I didn’t leave anyone vital out, because man, that would suck.

I won’t go into how Devil’s Advocate was the hardest book for me to write, or how risky it was because I knew where this story was going back when I wrote The Devil and how I know if I had spilled early readers would have jumped ship. For those who stayed and didn’t give up on my vision—thank you. For those who loved it despite it being what you thought it would be—you have a piece of my heart. For those who loved it AND shared with others how much you did—you have a piece of my soul.

Kristy: I can’t thank you enough. Thank you for letting helping me out of my creative spiral and letting me talk and plot your ear off and untangling my brain when I was going crazy. I’m pretty sure I’d still be sitting at my desk having a panic attack over whether or not I could put my big girl panties on, pull the trigger, and write the damn story if it wasn’t for you.  And that was just with the Devil. With Advocate you went above and beyond. There will never be a way to thank you that would do it justice, so just accept my lifetime of gratitude. This book wouldn’t have been finished without you, and I can’t thank you enough for not only being my right hand cheerleader, but bringing a special voice to Kristy. I’m sorry about killing you though.

Ellie: I love your face. I’m keeping you. Thank you for everything. I know it’s not easy working with my schedule and I know I probably drive you crazy. Even though you claim I don’t. I don’t know many editors who will do what you did for me. I love the crap out of you and I’m so thankful. Also, #PiranhaBlowJobsForTheWin

Brandi, Vickie, Jackie, Crystal, Rebecca, Mary, Dee (Chief Trejo), Jodie, and Kris.

You all have been vital to this process. Thank you so much for trusting me and giving me your input. Thank you for being there at all hours of the morning (or night) and putting everything aside to read my words. Thank you for your continued support and for being my cheerleaders. <3 

Stacy Garcia: I love you. Thank you for not only reading Devil’s Advocate as I was writing, but also making gorgeous teasers!! You’re amazing, lady!!!

Candi: I think you deserve two awards. One for being so organized. And one for patience. Holy ca

Stephanie: Bahaha. I don’t know whether to apologize profusely or just keep saying thank you. I’m sure you didn’t expect all this…um, excitement when you signed on to be my agent. Thank you for sticking with me and being so incredible at what you do.

Lori—Thank you (yet again) for such a gorgeous cover and for making my vision come to life! You are such a beautiful, talented woman.

A VERY special shout out to these amazing authors who not only took a chance on this duet, but were so gracious and shared it with their own readers!

Isabella Starling, Tabatha Vargo, Kate Stewart, Lexi Ryan, Melissa Andrea, Mira lyn Kelly, Hayley Faiman, Abby Gale, Kailee Samuels, CoraLee June, Parker S. Huntington, Jade West, Amara Kent, and Lucy Smoke.

I seriously can’t thank you all enough.

And Readers, 

Please—read them, Fall in love with them. And tell everyone you know about them. They are immensely talented, and they work their butts off. These authors don’t just bring you words on a page. They bring you stories that will break your heart in one chapter only to mend it the next. Stories that drive you outside your boxes (and usually your comfort zone). Stories that challenge you. Heal you. Stories that make you laugh. Make you cry. Inspire you. Make you angry. Make you swoon. 

Stories that never fail to always make you feel. And THEN they go out of their way to tell you about books and authors THEY love. How amazing is that?

So please—review our books, spread the word, and share your knowledge of them with others just like they have. <3

My reader group—I have the best Angry Girls on the planet. I love you all so much. Thank you for all of your support and giving me someplace where I can be me and co

And Jesus…let me mention this because I forgot him in the last one. Mike. I love you. You’re my strength, my weakness, my everything. <3

Last but not least—to all my fellow underdogs in the world. We’re just Eden’s in the making, babes. Don’t give up. <3