Who He Is (FireNine, book 1) (39 page)

I know I said before that this book was something completely new for me… well, not completely
, but sort of. I guess the steaminess will always be with me. I love this book. I love Gage Grendel. I felt a connection with him and Eliza that I’ve never felt before. It’s hard to explain, but let’s just say I don’t want their story to end... like, ever. I adore this couple to the max. I’m purposely working slowly on book two so it won’t have to end. Eliza reminds me a lot of myself. A girl who puts her priorities first. A girl who feels wise enough to become responsible at a young age. I connected well with her and I think this is why she’s my favorite lead female character I’ve created thus far.

I want to give
all my honor to God for giving me this amazing talent. I can only get better, and He’s proving this. He’s blessed me tremendously at such a young age.

Thank
s so much to Stina Rubio for reading my stories and falling in love with Gage just as much as me. For talking to me literally every day and allowing me to keep my head up, even when I feel down. I loved your reaction to this book—to Gage. It gave me a small boost of confidence about the whole book. I love you, chick!

Thank you Kim Bias of
Reviews by Tammy & Kim
for pointing out the minor flaws in WHI, telling me how much I was going to get drilled for the ending and making me nervous, and even giving me good feedback. I will never take your help for granted. It means so much to my characters and me, believe it or not. Thank you.

Cassie McCown, you’re one kick-ass editor! You’ve taught me a lot and I can’t thank you enough for dealing with me and my dorky side of writing.

Amanda Heath and Dawn Martens… such lovely, talented, and beautiful ladies. Thanks for making me even more nervous about the end and for being very supportive at the same time. I love you ladies dearly. You rock my damn world!

C.C. Brown… oh, good
ness. Our daily talks keep me sane. Our talks gave me the courage to boost this book and get it out there. I love our little chats. They mean the world to me. We’ll be sticking together FOEVA, that’s for sure.

Thank you Ena Burnette of
Swoon Worthy Books
for being so awesome with these blog tours and sticking with me. You rock to the max, and you don’t even know it. Thank you so much for everything!

To all the bloggers
/reviewers who keep me on my toes, make me smile, and share my things willingly:

Kimberly Schaaf

Sarah Camargo of
S. Camargo’s Book Addiction

Mary Tatar of
Mary Elizabeth’s Crazy Book Obsession

Tamsyn Bester of
The Secret Book Brat

Kim Bias of
Reviews by Tammy & Kim

Kendall McCubbin of
Book Crazy

Cassie Chavez of
Sassy Cassie’s Reviews and Cassie’s Crafty Creations

Kristie Wittenberg of
Three Chicks and Their Books

All admins of
First Class Books!

Ren Reidy of
A Little Bit of R&R

Karese Blackwell of
Kindred Souls Book Blog

Kimberly Brower of
Book Reader Chronicles

K
athy Womack of
Romantic Reading Escapes Book Blog

These are in no specific order, but just know you ladies are all awesome. I know there are so many more, and if I didn’t list you then, I’m so, so sorry, but know that I love you more than words can explain! I can’t ask for anything or anyone better. I appreciate all you do for me—hell, reading my book means so much to me. I’ll cherish each and every one of you.

Thanks to my family
and my amazing boyfriend for supporting me through everything. Even though I’m sure they won’t read the books, it’s okay. Your encouragement is enough for me.

And last but not least, my readers. My fans. My adorable ladies who follow my every movement. It feels odd to say I have fans
, but I won’t deny it anymore. I do, and it makes me extremely happy. Thank you all so much for reading what I work so hard on. I couldn’t ask for a better, more amazing group of enthusiasts.

About Shanora:

New York Times & USA Today Best Selling author, Shanora Williams considers herself one of the wondrous, down-to-earth authors who's all about romance and the paranormal... but of course she always makes room for the many other genres out there.

She's a huge lover of Starbucks and a big kid when it comes to Haribo Gummy Bears. If she could swim in Coca-Cola
, she would. She's a very avid reader and a huge fan of many other independent authors.

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Thank you,

Shanora

More books by Shanora:

The
New York Times
and
USA Today
best selling novel,

Hard to Resist

And it’s sequel:

Hard to Hold On

Prequel:

Hard to Forget

Other books:

OBTAINED (BOOK ONE)

Find them on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo today!