Carry Her Heart (20 page)

From the Author:

September 2014

Dear Reader,

I hope you enjoyed Pip and Ned’s story. It’s not a traditional romance. There’s not some huge obstacle keeping the heroine and hero apart. And while it’s as plain as . . . well, plain as the nose on your face that they’re meant to be together, it takes them both some time to discover it. I think there’s a truth in that kind of relationship, one that’s built on a friendship that was always destined to be more, even if it took both parties some time to discover it.

As for Piper and Ned waiting for Siobhan to find them . . . I’m sure I’ll hear from readers about that, so for the record, they do meet. But as Ned said, it doesn’t matter when Siobhan finds them. They’ll both be there, waiting for her together. And when she does find them, she’ll find another home she didn’t know she had.

That Ned is waiting with Pip, that he’ll be there for her no matter what, is what makes this a true love story for me—the knowledge that you’ll always have someone at your side through the tough times and through the joyous ones is true love.

After
Just One Thing,
my editor (the awesome Kelli Martin) and I were discussing what I would write next. We both decided that I’d try to find something that was the same but different from
Just One Thing
, which was a romance that was a little different. It was a story that walked the line between women’s fiction and romance. I’m so glad I got to tell this story that’s a little of both. This story of Pip, of her friendship with Ned . . . and a love that was meant to be. I hope you enjoyed it. And I hope that you’ll be watching for my next same-but-different story next fall.

As always thank you to all my readers who’ve followed my career from romantic comedies, to romantic dramas, to comedic mysteries, and now to these new books that explore life and love from a woman’s perspective. And thank you to all my new readers, too! I’m so very fortunate to have you all supporting me and cheering me on! Like Pip, there are three ways to describe me that I treasure the most. Wife, mother, and writer. Thanks for sharing part of that with me.

Holly

About the Author

Award-winning author Holly Jacobs has sold over two and a half million books worldwide. The first novel in her Everything But . . . series,
Everything But a Groom
, was named one of 2008’s Best Romances by
Booklist
, and her books have been honored with countless other accolades.

Holly has a wide range of interests, from her love for writing, to gardening, and even basketweaving. She has delivered more than sixty author workshops and keynote speeches across the country. She lives in Erie, Pennsylvania, with her family and her dogs. She frequently sets stories in and around her hometown.