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Authors: Sarah M Ross

BOOK: Never Gonna Tell

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THE WRITING JOURNEY is in no way something one can embark on alone. It is a journey built with hundreds of hands helping guide you along the way. Those hands do everything from offer moral support, listen when you’re sure this book is the worst thing you’ve ever written, laugh at the crazy ideas, read draft after draft, and even non-book related things like change a poopy diaper and make dinner so I can get a little more writing time in. There are not enough words to properly say thank you to each person who lead me to this moment right now. But I will try to anyway.

My biggest, heartfelt thank you goes to my husband, who took over a lot of daddy duty in order for me to finish this book. He tolerated a dirty house, lack of clean clothes and no groceries in the fridge, and never once complained about everything I asked him to do. Thank you, babe, for everything and more.

Heather Hildenbrand—girl, I seriously don’t know if I could have finished this book without you pushing me, inspiring me, and motivating me every step along the way. Thank you for never doubting me even when I doubted myself.

My team, without who this book would not be here. My editors, Tawdra Kandle of Hayson and Kristina Circelli of Red Road Editing. You gave me so much more than just an edit and critique. You helped bring this story to life. You both never cease to amaze me! My cover designer, Regina Wamba of Mai I Design and Kelsey at K- Keeton Photography for creating this beautiful cover. Julie Titus of JT Formatting, for squeezing me in with little notice and giving me such a beautiful end product.

KP Simmon of Inkslinger PR. What can I say? You’re dedication, friendship, and love mean more than I could ever say and I am so, so very thankful that I have you in my corner.

My fabulous PA, Sarah Geiger. Thank you for never giving up on me even when I’d disappear for what felt like months at a time. Your help and support have been invaluable and I owe you big time for never dropping the ball and always motivating me to get back on my game.

My amazing street team, you guys are always there when I ask something of you, and even more times when I don’t. Thank you.

My mom, who read and re-read and then read again. Thank you for putting up with my thousands of questions and calling you a million times to ask just one more thing.

My beta readers: Raine Thomas, Sarah Geiger, Mandie Stevens, Rachel Flores, and MaryAnn Inabinet. Thank you for taking hours of your time to read and share your thoughts to make this book better.

Finally, my readers. Thank you to each and every person who gave me and my story a chance by buying this book. I could never do this without you. The opportunity to do what I love, every single day, is a blessing I do not take for granted. Thank you for buying, reading, sharing, blogging, tweeting, and reviewing. It means the world to me and I am forever grateful.

SARAH STARTED HER obsession with reading at an early age, often sneaking BabySitter Club and Nancy Drew books into math class. She would read any book she could get her hands on. Her love of reading quickly evolved into a love of writing and stories began to pour out of her.

She grew up in Pittsburgh, graduated from The University of Pittsburgh with a degree in English, and taught eighth graders to love reading as much as she does for several years. Sarah will always be a proud member of the Steelers' Nation, but couldn't take the cold and moved her frozen tush to Florida where she now lives with her husband, daughter, and two cats. You will find her now with her trusty Kindle in hand and toes in the sand!

Sarah's debut novel, AWAKEN, released in January, 2012. Other novels include AVENGE, ATONE, ECHO OF AN EARTH ANGEL, INHALE EXHALE, and NEVER GONNA TELL.

Books by Sarah M. Ross

Patronus Series:

Awaken

Avenge

Atone

Avowed
(coming soon)

Earth Angel Trilogy:

Echo of an Earth Angel

Fate of an Earth Angel
(coming soon)

Stand Alone

inhale, exhale
—a New Adult Contemporary Romance

Never Gonna Tell
—a Young Adult Romanic Suspense