As always, there is no way I could have done this without my family. My girls drive me to be better than I was yesterday and to be someone they can look up to. And my husband, my biggest supporter, the man that would move heaven and earth and sacrifice it all just to make me happy. I will never forget when I thought you were supposed to have gone back to base and I kept imagining how excited I’d be if I was wrong and you were at the party. It was all my imagination, right? But there you were, waiting for me so we could rock this world together! I love you.

Karla, the only woman who can make me ridiculously happy and also make me want to plot her death. Haha! I couldn’t make these books what they are without you asking the hard questions. The ones that really suck and are hard to answer. But they make the book something I can be confident in. Your friendship gives me life and I couldn’t survive without our endlessly rambling voice messages. I love you.

Rachel and Georgeanna, my ride or die sisters. I wouldn’t survive life without you ladies by my side. I cherish our day drinking adventures and late night get togethers, full of laughter and the best support a woman can ask for. I love you both so much and hope to God that the Army never separates us. Even if it does, I know no distance will keep us apart.

Becca, my champion. My goodness I have never had anyone believe in me quite like you do. I never would have made it as far as I have without you forcing my book on everyone. Without the support and care only you are capable of with your amazing heart, I’d never be where I am now. God blessed me when He placed you in my life.

To Linda, from Foreword PR. Oh my goodness, you have become so important to me. I couldn’t imagine any of the success I’ve stumbled upon without your help. You were so amazing to take me under your wing and guide me through this. Thank you for taking me on, and thank you for being so amazing and kind.

To my amazing beta readers. Serena, your messages and GIFs were everything. I love that you loved Shane so much and took a chance on reading Imagine Me. Your feedback was perfectly on point. Thank you! Julia, I’m forever grateful that you took the time to message me. You gave me such perfect feedback that really made me think about Shane and Juliana’s story. I couldn’t have done it without you. I will await the day that we can finally meet and ramble awkwardly together in person! Haha! #RamblersUnite

Karen, there are no words for how grateful I am for your editing. It is thorough and lets me feel confident about how clean it is. I hope to keep you forever because I can’t imagine ever putting another book out without your talented eyes on it. Thank you!

Alexis, my go to proofreader. I love your honest feedback and always trust your comments. I could never not have faith in someone who loves Original Sinners just as much as I do! I’m so glad we connected. You have been more than just a proofreader to me, you have guided me through this community and always supported me. Thank you for being my friend.

Najla Qambar, you are by far the most talented cover designer ever. How can you not be when I only send you vague answers and complete indecisiveness? And yet, there you are, making the cover I couldn’t even imagine. They are always gorgeous and everything I could want.

To all the awesome ladies in my reader group. I love talking music with you and your feedback on excerpts and teasers give me the fire I need to continue. Thank you for all you support and faith in me.

To all the author, readers, bloggers, and bookstagrammers. I have to fight the urge to list all of you off because you all just blow me away. Every time I get a chance to talk to an author or they share something of mine, I’m floored. I’m in so much shock that you can even see me. Haha! I will mention Sierra Simone, because you may not know this, but when you messaged me about Shame Me Not, I was in tears of joy. I was so honored by your comments. Especially from someone who writes ridiculously sexy as hell sex scenes. Whew! Thank you for taking the time. I’m forever grateful.

Bloggers and bookstagrammers, I would be nothing without you. Literally. You spread the word, you take time out of your busy lives and share my work just out of your passion for reading. Your pictures are gorgeous and your words are kind. You make this community go around and I see every post and share, and I love all of them.

Readers, you are the most phenomenal people and I’m always humbled by all your feedback. Every time someone messages me about a book, I am blown away. I know how hard it is to reach out and possibly not get a response, and you do it anyway. I have loved and reread every single message. Thank you for taking a chance on my stories. There are so many amazing books and never enough time to read them, so I’m so happy that you picked up one of mine. Thank you, thank you, thank you!