Something Wanton (Mystics & Mayhem) (53 page)

Before you start trying to figure it out, don’t.  Just remember, this is the World of Weird.  If you think graduation gifts from the beyond are strange, you haven’t seen anything yet.

Hello there, my Mystics!

Wow!  It seems like this one took forever, huh?  Yeah, for me, too.  As much as I wanted to give this book to you
months
ago, it had to be perfect.  So, tell me…

Was it worth the wait?  ;)

Seriously, though, I have a ton of people to thank.  My editors, Sarah Liu and Alex Raab, who weren’t afraid to say, ‘No!  Nononononono!  Fix it!’  My copyeditors, Tawnya Raab and Jessica Rowell, who laughed and cried and cheered—and were only too happy to tell me so in their notes (right next to their actual copyediting comments haha). 

My family and friends have been amazing for the last two years as they watched me bring Ember’s world to life.  My twinkie, Terrica has done double duty as cheerleader and Promotion Queen and I love her for it every day.  My sister, Audrey, who is still the only person I will let confiscate my laptop.  My son, Trey, and my daughter, Sierra, for letting me kill them off without whining too much about it—and my sons, Ben and Taylor, for not cheering while I did it haha.

I would also like to send a special thank you out to Jim and Ashley Whatley.  It’s really rare to find someone who will support a friend, no questions asked.  Ronnie and I are both lucky to have you.  Thanks, y’all!

And my amazing, generous, funny, cuddly—wait, did I say amazing—husband, Ronnie Paul who fell in love with me for some reason and then decided to keep loving me even after he realized I’m nuts.  I love you, baby!

But mostly, I have to thank all you Mystics & Mayhemmers out there.  You have been so patient and supportive.  I can’t tell you how much your emails and Facebook messages have meant to me.  You’ve made me laugh when I wanted to cry and made me work just that much harder to get it right.  I love you guys!  You make this all worth it!

                                                                        Love,

                                                                               AJ

AJ Myers lives in her own little world—but according to the IRS, she actually resides in Mississippi—with her husband, who she loves more than life, her four amazing kids, a spoiled rotten bullmation named Ghost, and a crazy cast of family and friends who keep things interesting.

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, or, feel free to
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