The Fallen (A Sons of Wrath Prequel) (24 page)

“I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.”
-Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book wouldn’t have been written without the support of these amazing people in my life:

First to my daughters and husband—thank you for sharing me with a head full of crazy characters, and for always having my back when those nasty moments of self-doubt begin to creep up on me.  I love you.

As always, my family is incredibly supportive of this crazy endeavor and for that, I feel blessed.

Huge thanks to my brother, Ryan, for not only designing the cover of this book, but for serving as a source of inspiration and reassurance.

To my editor, Julie Belfield, who whips these suckers into shape and takes no shit from my stubborn alphas.  Thank you for encouraging me to write the story however it needed to be told, and most importantly, for being a wonderful friend.

My kickass street team:  Angela, Lola, FranJessca, Terri, Naomi, Sammy & Holly for pimping & pumping me up. 

Mucho thanks to my cousin, Randi, for patiently answering my endless barrage of questions.

And to my Harlots for Hunks—Lori, Naomi, Isalys and Julie—thanks for adding some fun and distraction whenever I need it. 

To my brave beta readers—Nadine Colling, Catherine T. and Holly Collins—you ladies made this a better story—thank you so much for your feedback and encouragement.

To Colin F. Barnes, not only for your advice, support and friendship, but also for taking one messy manuscript with no style and making it look all professional and purdy.

To all my readers and bloggers who continue to support my writing and make me love this shit even on the days when I can’t summon a single word, I’m honored to share this journey with you.  Special thanks to Nadine Colling of Hook Me Up Book Blog & Naomi Lahn of The Darkest Reader, for all you do.

Finally, huge thanks to my favorite fallen angel, Xander—for a bad boy, you’re pretty damn good at melting a girl’s heart.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Keri Lake is a married mother of two living in Michigan. By day, she tries to make use of the degrees she’s earned in science. By night, she writes paranormal romance, urban fantasy and likes to craft the occasional tragic love story. Though novels tend to be her focus, she also writes short stories and flash fiction whenever distraction manages to suck her in to the Land of Shiny Things.

When she isn’t toiling away on plots and protagonists, she enjoys reading, music and travel. If she could create mystical powers for herself, she’d have the ability to flash to anywhere in the world. And if she could flash to anywhere in the world at this very moment, she’d be staring at the ocean from her adirondack chair on the shores of North Carolina.

She loves hearing from readers …

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