Hunted (39 page)
Three intertwined symbols are on The Chosen Series covers: a trident, fire and water. All three appeared on Emma’s shoulder blade at various times.
The trident was the symbol that Jake branded on Will’s forearm as proof that Will was The Chosen One, the protector of his mother Emma. That mark was highlighted in
Chosen
.
In
Hunted
, the symbol for fire is highlighted on the cover and embedded on the title and chapter heading pages. Fire is the symbol that appeared after Jake was conceived and the symbol on the pendant Emma’s father gave to her mother.
Water will be highlighted in
Sacrifice
.
Acknowledgments
First, I’d like to thank my children, as always, for not only tolerating Mommy’s crazy work habits but respecting that this is Mommy’s job. I love you guys.
Thanks to Scot Kraemer who was an indispensable resource during the writing of
Chosen
and parts of
Hunted
. Little did he know that a random tweet from me about researching South Dakota would get a character named after him that spans three books.
And little did my alpha reader, Brandy Underwood, know that she’d get a character named after her, too. Just goes to show you that you better be careful around an author.
Many thanks to Ken Hammond for his patience and expertise reviewing the airplane scene. He offered advice while I wrote the first draft then reviewed the scene and offered more suggestions after editing.
Thank you to my critique partner and best friend, Trisha Leigh. I couldn’t do this without your support, encouragement and friendship. I suppose I
could
, but it would be ten times harder. And a whole lot lonelier.
Thank you to Eisley Jacobs, S. Frankie Blooding, Katrina Harris, Rhonda Cowsert, Anne Chilldon and Lissa Critz. Your critiquing and beta reading made
Hunted
so much better and gave me the encouragement I needed when I was sure it was the worst book ever written.
And last, but never least, thank you to my editor Jim Thomsen, who not only tolerates my moments of insanity but makes my books so much better.
About the Author
Denise Grover Swank lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She has six children, two dogs, and an overactive imagination. She can be found dancing in her kitchen with her children, reading or writing her next book. You will rarely find her cleaning.
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