“Any time.”
We hang up and I start the blender. In the distance I hear a bang, but with the blender going, I’m not sure if that’s really what I heard. Once my drink is all finished, I pour it into a cup and head upstairs. When I got home my mom was sleeping, so I’m sure it wasn’t her.
But to be sure I head towards her room. Quietly I open the door, making sure I don’t wake her. Peeking in, she’s not in her bed like she was before.
My heart starts to race. “Ma,” I yell, but get no response. I go into the bathroom next to her room. The second I take in the scene before me, I drop the cup out of my hand as nothing but sheer horror flashes before my eyes…
You did it! You patiently waited, and finally, after what seemed like forever, found out what happened to Bain and Arion. I need to give each and every one of you a big thank you. I know at the end of Every Soul, you were mad at me, and I said it then and I’ll say it now, “That’s okay.” Every Soul was not intended to give Bain and Arion their HEA, but Every Heart was. I know with this book, you were freaking out, wondering who she was going to choose and wondering what was going to happen. But throughout the journey and all that wondering, did you really think that Arion wouldn’t pick Bain? Like he said, “I really think if you follow your heart, then we’ll end up together.”
So with that said, what’s next? Well, our boy, Nate, needs his own book, wouldn’t you say? He’s beefed up and toned, now he just needs a lady. The problem: all he wants is Arion. Clearly he can’t have her, because Bain, Arion, and baby Aaron are happy and far, far away in Miami. My point being, Every Love is all Nate, no cliffhanger, I promise. :) After Every Love, I’m diving back into the Life. Destiny. Fate. series to give Liam his own book in Skepticism, then we move on to Lincoln’s book in Optimism. So if you haven’t read any of the Life. Destiny. Fate. books, you so need to. They are HOT and packed full of steamy sex!
To be sitting here writing this and to have completed my fifth book is simply…mind blowing. Someone please wake me up, because this must be a dream come true.
Anyone who knows me, knows I can’t do what I do without my partner in crime, Mr. Prezident! So as always, I must start my thanks to him. Thank you for planning these stories with me and for making sure that they come to life beautifully. Your craft is amazing, and as I’ve said before, I will always keep it to myself. Not only do you push me with my writing and are brutally honest in doing so, but you love and support me along the way. Damn, I’m lucky, so lucky. Thank you, baby, for simply…everything. I love you.
Lisa, Lisa, Lisa, shall we agree to disagree? In this one we did, and I have to say it was a first. Normally, I am a good student, I always listen and take what you have to say into consideration, but with Every Heart, I knew my readers would kill me if I dragged out the break-up. So, I had to stick to my guns. Now I’m not saying I won, but I recently had lunch with a blogger and one of the first things she said when we sat down was, “Thank you for having Arion make her decision so early.” Enough about that. Thank you for always having my back and for supporting my vision with my stories. I love how well we work together and how we laugh at the same things. I can’t believe we have completed four books together, and I’m so happy to do so many more.
Leticia, thank you for knocking this baby out so quickly. You are so great at what you do and I appreciate it. I can’t believe we’ve completed another book together. You have become such a dear friend to me and for that I am grateful.
To my Pimpettes and Book Club, I love you all! You support me in the most unimaginable ways. Thank you for reading and loving my stories, for pushing me to be a better writer, and most of all, for your honesty. Thank you for yelling at me and telling me how you really feel.
Lydia with HEA Bookshelf, thank you for helping me organize both a successful cover reveal and blog tour. And to every single blogger that has helped me along the way, thank you! As an indie author, what I do would not be possible without all of you. I wish I could name each and every one of you, but I’d leave someone out and that wouldn’t be fair. But please know: every tag or blog post or mention of my books and my work makes me so happy.