I know that I couldn’t turn my jumbled words into a book without Susan Barnes. Thank you for carrying us through six drafts of this book. Thank you for speaking up, for pushing, for asking for more. Thank you for digging through this book and pulling out beauty. Thank you for not shying away from my gore and for daring these pages to be wilder.
I know that this book wouldn’t find you, the reader, without the Orbit/Redhook/Hachette team. Thank you to Wendy Chan, for creating a cover that causes the reader to stop and stare. Thank you to Lindsey Hall and Angelina Krahn for finding every typo, error and brain-lapse that my brain tried to hide through these pages. Thank you to Andromeda Macri and Giraud Lorber for formatting this book and for Alex Lencicki, Ellen Wright, Laura Fitzgerald, Andy Swist, and Rachel Hairston for spreading the word and getting it in front of readers. Thank you to the entire Redhook team for believing in Deanna and for giving her a chance to shine.
I know that this book wouldn’t have found the Redhook team without my agent, Maura Kye-Casella. You, more than anyone, are why this book is on shelves. Thank you for believing in my work and for letting me publish in any fashion I choose to. Thank you for bringing my work to the next level. Thank you, most importantly, for being my friend.
I know that my talent would not be possible without God. These words are not enough, but thank you for all that you bless me with, in this life and the next. I am not worthy but I am truly grateful.
I know that I wouldn’t be able to write full-time if it weren’t for the readers. Thank you for picking up this book. For seeking out and enjoying my other works. For recommending my books to others, for leaving reviews, and for loving my words. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Truly. You are what make this career, and these books, possible.
Sincerely,
A. R. (Alessandra) Torre
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
I honestly didn’t know where to start with this book. I didn’t know where I wanted Deanna to go, how I wanted her journey to advance and end. I will tell you these two secrets. Secret #1: Jeremy originally was going to die. I’m very glad I saved his life. It gave me a surreal feeling of being in control of something, a feeling I very rarely experience—plus, it gave him and Deanna a more complete journey. Secret #2: I had written in Mike losing his fingers, Marcus cutting them off during the interrogation period. All of them. When my husband found out, he blew his lid. Literally. Pulled over the car, wouldn’t drive another step forward, and made me promise to change the scene. Right then. Wouldn’t drive to the restaurant for dinner until it was changed. And for me, withholding dinner is cruelty of the nth degree.
He was right. It would have been cruel to take Mike’s fingers. Sometimes my mind jumps full force out into darkness and I have to crawl my way back up the cliff to sanity. What’s crazy is that I really like Mike. Again, like with Jeremy, I’m glad that I revised the story. Thank you, my wonderful husband, for forcing the issue.
Deanna. I love this chick. I really do. When I first wrote The Girl in 6E, I had never planned on it having a sequel. Yet here one is, and honestly? I might love this book more than the first. And… after having this extra time in her head, I can’t let her go again, not just yet. Look for more of Deanna in late 2015—I can’t wait for you to see what happens next in her world.
Until the next story…
A. R. Torre
MEET THE AUTHOR
Photo credit: Romona Robbins Photography
A. R. Torre is an open pseudonym for New York Times and USA Today bestselling erotica author Alessandra Torre.
Alessandra lives in the southern United States and is married with one young child. She enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and playing with her dogs. Her favorite authors include Lisa Gardner, Dean Koontz, and Jennifer Crusie.