I would always love Grady.
But I would always love Ben too.
Sometimes love didn’t make sense. And that was okay. It was far better to know love and accept love than try to understand it.
I truly hope you enjoyed Liz and Ben’s love story. Look for me on Facebook so we can recover together! The Five Stages of Falling in Love was my debut adult novel. While I have many young adult and new adult books already available, look for my next adult contemporary, Every Wrong Reason, September, 2015.
Acknowledgments
To God, always the first portion.
And then to Zach. Thank you for enduring my endless tears and for teasing me constantly. You are it for me. In every way. I love you more than life. More than anything. You have made this life beautiful for me and for our kids. Without you, I would be a fraction of the person I am. Thank you for always supporting me, for always loving me and for always putting up with me.
Mom, thanks for loving even this one. The five stages suck. I’m blessed to know such a strong, faithful woman. You’re my hero.
To Carolyn, thank you for all of your hard work and sharp eye. Thank you for homophones and sentence fragments and for always being right.
To Caedus Design Co., thank you for the incredible cover! I am in awe of your talent. Cannot wait until you make me another one!
To Candice, thank you for reading this book as I wrote it. You put up with missing words and entire paragraphs that didn’t make sense. But you fell in the love with the characters anyway. Thank you for your amazing friendship and for always wanting to read what I write.
To Sam, Shelly, Lila and Diana, thank you for reading about Liz and Ben before anyone else and for putting up with my panic and obnoxious questions. You girls are the best friends and I am so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you for encouraging me and pushing me to get over myself.
To my Hellcats, Samantha Young, Shelly Crane, Lila Felix, Amy Bartol, Georgia Cates, Angeline Kace and Quinn Loftis, thank you for your constant support and friendship. Thank you for being my safe place and the place I want to hang out at the most. Thank you for getting me. You are my tribe and I love you all to pieces.
To Rachel Marks of Mark My Words Book Publicity, thank you for your general awesomeness. You are incredible. My inbox and my To Do List love you dearly.
To my Rebel Panel. Girls. You have become a community of friends that I am so blessed to know. Thank you so much for your support, opinions and encouragement. I can count on you for so much and that means everything to me. Especially to Lenore, Caylie, Jocelyn, Amy and April for all of your extra work and insightful eyes. You made all the difference. Thank you so much.
To the Reckless Rebels, you girls are one kickass street team! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and endless hours of support. You make this fun and I love each and every one of you.
And lastly, to the readers. Thank you so much for reading and surviving this one. I know that it’s so different from what I usually do, but I am so thankful you took a chance and tried something different from me! I am so grateful for each and every download. Thank you for taking the time to spend a few hours in Liz and Ben’s world.
About the Author
Rachel Higginson was born and raised in Nebraska, but spent her college years traveling the world. She fell in love with Eastern Europe, Paris, Indian Food and the beautiful beaches of Sri Lanka, but came back home to marry her high school sweetheart. Now she spends her days raising their growing family. She is obsessed with bad reality TV and any and all Young Adult Fiction.
Look for more from Rachel in 2015.
Other books by Rachel to be released early 2015 are The Heart, the third and final installment of The Siren Series, Bet on Me, an NA contemporary romance and Every Wrong Reason, an adult contemporary romance.
Other Books Out Now by Rachel Higginson:
Love and Decay, Season One Love and Decay, Volume One (Episodes One-Six, Season One) Love and Decay, Volume Two (Episodes Seven-Twelve, Season One) Love and Decay, Season Two
Love and Decay, Volume Three (Episodes One-Four, Season Two) Love and Decay, Volume Four (Episodes Five-Eight, Season Two) Love and Decay, Volume Five (Episodes Nine-Twelve, Season Two) Love and Decay, Volume Six (Episodes One-Four, Season Three)
Reckless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 1) Hopeless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 2) Fearless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 3) Endless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 4) The Reluctant King (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 5) The Relentless Warrior (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 6) Breathless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 6.5) The Redeemable Prince (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 7)
Heir of Skies (The Starbright Series, Book 1) Heir of Darkness (The Starbright Series, Book 2) Heir of Secrets (The Starbright Series, Book 3)
The Rush (The Siren Series, Book 1) The Fall (The Siren Series, Book 2) The Heart (The Siren Series, Book 3) coming February, 2015
Bet on Us (An NA Contemporary Romance) Bet on Me (An NA Contemporary Romance) coming April, 2015
Every Wrong Reason coming September, 2015
Connect with Rachel on her blog at: www.rachelhigginson.com
Or on Twitter: @mywritesdntbite
Or on her Facebook page: Rachel Higginson
Keep reading for an excerpt from Rachel’s New Adult Contemporary, Bet on Us and Impulsion by Jamie Magee.
Please enjoy an excerpt from Rachel’s new adult romance, Bet on Us
Chapter One
I blamed this on Kelly Clarkson.
On Kelly-Freaking-Clarkson.