Wrong Side of Town (21 page)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Some days, I just sit here and cry. Which sounds totally morbid, I know. You’re probably thinking, “What’s wrong with this psycho? Why is she always crying?” See, the thing is, I’m not much of a crier—I know it’s hard to believe—and I never have been. But you guys sure know how to make me cry.

Someone made a quiz for
Falling for Hadie
on Goodreads—I cried. Someone told me about getting a tattoo of a quote from my book—I cried. Someone told me a very sad and personal story—I cried. See, I’m doing all this crying because you guys are letting me into your lives. I always wanted to be able to touch people with my books, and now that it’s actually happening, I cry.

My readers
are amazing. They share personal stories with me; they send me videos and pictures that they think I’ll like; they talk to me about their day; they tell me about their family and friends. My readers motivate me so much to get my books written.

Then there are the people who speak to me day in and day out and check up on me just to make sure I’m coping. I don’t know what my life was like before you guys were in it. Thank you Erica Cope, Eden Crane, Ren White, Michelle Flick, Sarah Hayden Davey,
Ren White, Samantha Durante, and Autumn Doughton. I can’t begin to describe what it means to me to have you all in my life.

Thank you to my cover designer, Eden Crane, for designing not one but two amazing covers for
Wrong Side of Town
. You are so talented and amazing! I’m sorry for the countless hours I spent distracting you from your work.

And, because Erica Cope is such an important part of my life, I have to thank her again. Thank you for being such a great friend to me. You put up with my craziness and my ability to say the weirdest things without reason. I hold all our conversations
—you falling asleep on the keyboard; squealing incoherently over random things; discussing book boyfriends—in the highest regard. And, in keeping with the theme, yes, Erica has also made me cry this year.

To the bloggers who continue to support my work; especially Peggy Warren from Le’Book Squirrel, Jodie O’Brien from Fab Fun a
nd Tantalizing Reads, Melanie Lowery from Sassy Mum’s Book Blog, and Ashley Torres from Happily Ever Book Hungover. Thank you to everyone who reads, reviews, fan girls, and recommends my books.

Finally, Estella and Vincent: what a crazy journey you both took me on! This was a tough story to write, but Estella and Vincent’s voices rang so loud and clear in my mind that I had to tell it their way. To all the readers, thank you for sharing this journey with us.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Komal Kant is the author of
Impossible
,
Falling for Hadie
, and the upcoming
Wrong Side of Town
. She currently lives in Sydney, but wishes she lived all over the world.

When Komal grows up, she wants to own a lot of Siberian Huskies. She is also overly enthusiastic about video games, Spiderman, Byronic heroes, and pretty shoes.

You can find out more about Komal on her website:
www.komalkant.com