To my Bad Ass CPs-Amy, Tonya, Brittainy, Claire, Kelsie, and Stacey. You told me to write what I wanted. And when I said, “I want to kill them all” you said, “Hell yeah!” You are the best critique partners, friends, overall fabulous women, that I have ever had the privilege to know. Thank you for always being a sounding board.
Kristy-you fantastic lady you-not only are you my PA (my right hand, the person I seriously couldn’t function without) but you are an amazing friend. You read this book and said “Holy F**K!” and that gave me all the warm fuzzies I needed to continue on.
Danielle-thanks for your patience and not screaming at me when I said, “you know what, I don’t want to market this book at all.” (Though I think I may have seen an Exorcist head spin from across the pond). Your support is awesome!
And to the bloggers, readers, and super awesome author friends, I wouldn’t be here without you. You make IT ALL worth it!
Finally, don’t be scared to go against the grain. Even though Layna and Elian’s story was messed up, it’s a journey I wanted to take. Thank you for taking it with me.
A.Meredith Walters is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of the Bad Rep, Find You in the Dark, and Reclaiming the Sand series. She has also written Lead Me Not and the upcoming Follow Me Back in the Twisted Love series for Gallery Books to be released in June, 2015. Her upcoming book, Butterfly Dreams, will be published with Loveswept and will be released in November, 2015.
Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a counselor for troubled and abused children and teens. The Virginia native currently lives in England with her husband and daughter.