Kimberly and the crew at RF Literary and Meire and Flavia at Bookcase; I love you like maple bacon. Kimberly, you’re an amazing agent and I’m so glad to have you in my corner.
Nina; you’re a master and more organized than I could ever hope to be, my office is a testament to that. Thank you for being amazing in all ways.
Jessica, we wrestled this one into submission. I love working with you, get ready for the next one!
Shannon, you make the outsides so pretty! Thank you for being an amazing friend. I can’t wait to see you shine.
Marla, we’ve been on this road together for a long time, thank you for catching all the wrongs!
Teeny, you’re such a generous soul. Thank you for showing me the way. I’m learning all the things.
Sarah, you rock my PA world. Thank you for making my life so much easier and keeping me in line! Melissa, thank you for helping to get the ball rolling, you two are an awesome team.
Hustlers, you know how much I love you. I can’t even begin to tell you how important you ladies are. Thank you for getting behind me. <3
Beaver Babes, you ladies are incredible! I love hanging out with you and chatting books, and getting excited for new projects! Thank you for being with me on this journey, you make my day brighter just for existing.
Erika, you’re an incredible person. It’s an honour to be able to call you friend.
Susi, let’s hold hands awkwardly and do all the awkward things. 2016 will kick 2015’s bum.
Ellie, how did this happen? I’m still trying to figure it out. Thank you for Franggy, and text messages, and floating hearts. I’m so glad we were awkward in Vegas together. Next time I’m going to hug you. Be prepared. Franggy, thank you for taking the most amazing selfies, and for being so incredibly talented.
Kelly, Christina, Susi (round two), Julia, Olivia and Deb, thank you for being the first set of eyes on this and for helping me slap this one into shape. I love you ladies!
Heather, you’re the best stalker, I can’t wait to see you and your hair again.
Kandace, you’re the most amazing kind of human being. I’m so glad we had time in Vegas together.
Tina, find the Tim-Tam’s. You live too far away.
Angie, you’re a superstar. Thank you for all your support and your help. You amaze me.
Milasy, we need to have drinks and snuggle with beavers.
Gossip girls, I want to eat Tim-Tams while on film again.
To my Backdoor Babes; Tara, Meghan, Deb and Katherine, you ladies rock my socks. I love being part of this amazing group! Thank you for all the support and more importantly, friendship.
My Smut Saloon ladies; Melanie, Jessica and Geneva, thank you for being so awesome! You’re an amazing group of women.
To my Pams, the Filets, my Nap girls; 101’ers, and Indies, Tijan, Vi, Penelope, Susi, Deb, Erika, Katherine, Alice, Shalu, Amanda, Leisa, Kellie, Vicki, you are fabulous in ways I can’t explain. Thank you for being my friends, my colleagues, my supporters, my teachers, my cheerleaders and my soft places to land.
My WC crew; thank you for celebrating this journey with me and for being my friends even though I don’t get to see you every day anymore. Angela—for your musical magic and your awesomeness, thank you, friend. Brent, you’ll never read this because it isn’t your thing, but your art is more appreciated than you could ever know.
Colleen, thank you for The Bookworm, for being an inherently good person, and for being such an inspiration.
To all my author friends and colleagues; thank you for all the amazing things you do and share, for celebrating each other’s successes, for sharing the platform and for making this such an amazing community to be part of.
To all the amazing bloggers and readers out there who have supported me from the beginning of my angst, to the ridiculousness of my humour; thank you for loving these stories, for giving them a voice, for sharing your thoughts and for being such amazing women. I’m honoured and humbled and constantly amazed by what a generous community you are.
To my Originals; my fandom friends who started on this crazy journey back in 2008, I can’t believe how far we’ve all come. Thank you for sticking with me, and for being the reason I’m here, doing this thing, and loving it.
About the Author
NYT and USA Today bestselling author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She's writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.