AUTHOR’S NOTE

Let me share a little secret with you. I’m seventy-two thousand words into this book, and I still have no idea how to end it. That’s right. I’m skipping ahead to write this because I don’t know what else to write.

Here’s hoping the end of this book is not lame.

Up until this point, the story came along fairly well. I focused on putting their relationship back together after things sort of went to hell at the end of Blizzard. I actually was kinda surprised at how long it took to do it, as in how much of the book I dedicated to it. There was a lot to mend and a lot to reveal. I think it was good, though, fleshing out Liam and Bellamy’s relationship. They’ve really been tested, so it was good to see them pull each other close again.

I also felt it was important for Liam to work out some of his demons. Maybe not slay them totally, but put them back in their place where they belong. Having him go back to boarding and go out on his terms was important to me. He does so much for other people and carries the weight of everyone he loves so intensely. I really wanted him to have something for himself.

I’m pretty happy with the way Bellamy evolved as well. Going from a paranoid woman on the run to standing tall and staring down death (numerous times) and not letting it force her out of her life again. I liked that she grabbed for her dreams (going to work at The Inn) and then discovered that maybe her dreams weren’t what she wanted after all. Maybe in the midst of all her life-changing trauma, she discovered another side of herself. I think it’s relatable that she changes her mind, and not because people are mean to her, but because she evolved and so did her life. In my own life, I’ve often felt like changing course with a dream is a little like throwing in the towel or admitting defeat, but it’s really not. It’s about following a winding path that hopefully leads to exactly where you should be.

Wow. For someone who can’t seem to write an ending to a book, I’m sure full of thoughts and wisdom, aren’t I?

Geez.

I hope that you as a reader enjoyed this last chapter of Liam and Bellamy’s story. They were quite the challenge to write. They burn hot, love fiercely, and barely stop between all the suspense. As a writer, it was hard to keep up with. Hard to maintain to its full potential (if I was even able to!). Several times while writing these three books, I felt as if I wrote myself into a corner and have struggled to get out. Writing the mob is no joke, people. I honestly can’t think of anything harder to get out from beneath that doesn’t involve death.

And for those reading this and thinking, Oh no, it’s the last BearPaw book… I want Alex! slow your roll, as he would say. I’m writing a book for Alex. That will be the last BearPaw book. Hopefully, he will be easier to deal with than Liam… Ha.

Thank you for reading, thank you for leaving a review, and thank you for all the support. Now I guess I should scroll back up and actually finish.

Edited to add: I’ve come back now that I have finished this book at a little over ninety thousand words. This was tough. I would like to add a GIANT thank-you to Adrienne Ambrose, because if it wasn’t for her, I would likely still be sitting here trying to figure this thing out. Either that or I’d have killed everyone off and ruined my career. Seriously. Adrienne is a hero.

See you next book!

XOXO,

Cambria