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Acknowledgements

The idea for
Humanity
first came to me as my husband and I were sitting on the
couch, deep in a discussion about what made a story good, and what made some
novels more successful than others. I had just finished writing the first draft
of the second volume to my
Dual Existence
series, and I already knew that I was not an easily categorized writer. I’ve
never been able to bring myself to write the stories that I know will sell like
hotcakes. I write what captures my attention.

My husband was in the middle of a paragraph of
speech discussing this sort of thing, when a big grin broke over my face and I
held up a hand to stop him. “I just had an awesome idea for a story.” When I
told him, he thought I was crazy. Why would someone ever fall in love with the
person that killed their parents? I assured him that I was going to find out.

Never has a writing project captured my
attention the way this one did. After I wrote the first chapter, I updated my
husband on how things were progressing. He still thought I was crazy. I told
him when I thought I’d be done writing – in just under six weeks. He thought
that I was setting the bar a little high then, but when the days passed and I
got closer to finishing, he understood what had happened. I had been sucked
into my art.

I finished only three weeks after beginning.

Thank you, Austin, for riding along for all of
it. Thank you for tucking Isaac into bed every night while I pounded the words
out. And thank you for watching both boys now while I put in the last finishing
touches so that
Humanity
can be
released.

To Isaac and Elijah: I’m sorry that you had to
sacrifice a couple hours of playtime here and there! Honestly, I was probably
way more fun after spending some time in the office anyway.

Mom: You were the first to finish the book, and
always my biggest fan!

Thank you, Olivia, for giving a very honest
critique, and for sharing your excitement!

To Beccy: I feel like we have history now! It’s
great to know I can count on you to bring the characters out of the words, to
decipher what I want, even though I might not fully know. Thank you for
bringing Candace and Gideon to life!

As always, I am also very grateful to God, for
allowing my circumstances to be such that I can have the luxury of sitting in a
cushy chair and typing my heart out.

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About the Author

J. D. Knutson graduated with a
History degree from Brigham Young University. She lives in Portland, Oregon
with her husband and two children. She uses writing as her excuse for
everything.