King Sized Beds and Happy Trails (Beds Series) (19 page)

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Becca’s Acknowledgements

Thank you reader, for getting to this page, for buying this book, and for experiencing a story that was extremely fun to write.

Thank you Tessa, for not running away when I asked to write this book with you, for the 20 hour car ride when we got to read this book out loud to each other—and for not making fun of my “Ryan” voice—and for most of all, being my “Bestie!” and taking this publishing journey with me.

Thank you Suzi, for editing the crap out of this. Your brilliance is amazing. Don’t ever unfriend me.

Thank you Jolene, for our awesome cover! I stare at it all the time and my heart explodes with how much love I have for it.

Thank you quarter machines, for providing me with my very first engagement ring at age ten.

Thank you Kelley Vitolo, Kelley Lynn, Jenny Morris, Rachel Schieffelbein, Abby Fowers, Lizzy Charles, Jessica Salyer, Jennie Bennett, Hope Roberson, Angie Cothran, Mandy Miller and Jade Hart for being sa-weet betas and cps, for deleting all our echoes, for helping me flesh out that stupid part in the middle of this thing that I just couldn’t get right, and for being super sexy.

Thank you my Awesome Nerds, for boosting my ego, for promoting the heck out of my books, and letting me post many, many pictures of hot guys on our page.

Thank you king-sized beds, for having all that tumble room.

Thank you happy trails, for existing!

Thank you Mommy, for being my constant rock in this publishing world.

Thank you Jenny, Becki, and Shellie, for reading and loving all of the words I put down and for pimping them out to people you know.

Thank you children, for liking simple meals such as cold hot dogs and instant mashed potatoes.

And last, thank you to
hubby, for always being first and foremost, my best friend.

Tessa’s Acknowledgements

Ditto.

But I’d also like to say, thank you to Cassie Mae for asking me to write this book with you.
I’ll never forget that day and the absolute shock I felt when
the
Cassie Mae wanted to write a book with me. This book means so much to me and not just because I have fallen in love with the characters and in a weird way they feel like family, but also because somewhere along this journey you became my best friend in this crazy writing world. I don’t know what I would do without you. Holy cow that went sappy. Fart.

Mom
, thank you for reading one of the very first drafts. For supporting me unconditionally and for keeping me going even when I want to give up.

Dad, for telling me to write down every funny thing you and I say.

Cassie already thanked all our CP’s, but you guys deserve all the thanks in the world.

Eric, thank you for just being you.

And t
hank you OPI nail polish for having the best names and a great website.

Becca Ann
(
pseudonym
for Cassie Mae) is a nerd to the core from Utah, who likes to write about other nerds who find love. She’s the author of the Amazon Bestsellers
REASONS I FELL FOR THE FUNNY FAT FRIEND
and
HOW TO DATE A NERD
, and is the debut author for the Random House FLIRT line with her New Adult novels
FRIDAY NIGHT ALIBI
and
SWITCHED
. She spends time with her angel children and perfect husband who fan her and feed her grapes while she clacks away on the keyboard. Then she wakes up from that dream world and manages to get a few words on the computer while the house explodes around her. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with the youth in her community as a volleyball and basketball coach, or searching the house desperately for chocolate.

Find her on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/beccaannauthor
.

Tessa Marie
(
pseudonym
for Theresa Paolo)
lives in the same town she grew up in on Long Island, NY with her boyfriend and Milton, their big eyed goldfish. She has a hard time accepting the fact she’s nearing thirty which is why she writes New Adult and Young Adult books, reliving the best and worst years of her life through her characters. She put her love of writing on hold while she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Dowling College. On November 11
th
2011 at 11:11 she made a wish. Two hours later she was laid off. Jobless for the first time since she was sixteen she was determined to make her wish come true. Writing became her life again and after many nights of ignoring her boyfriend to spend time with her characters, she finally received the call that all her hard work, finger crossing and eye crossing paid off. She signed with Berkley (Penguin) and her debut novel,
(NEVER) AGAIN
, a NA romance, released in
Fall 2013.  When she’s not writing, she’s behind a camera or can be found in the blogosphere or on
Twitter
,
Pinterest
and
Facebook
.