Last Summer(86)
To Heather Lazare, my developmental editor, for your thorough feedback on where to tighten, heighten, and enhance the plot, pacing, and characters: thank you for helping me realize the story’s true form.
Thank you, Cheri Madison, my brilliant copyeditor, for crossing my t’s and dotting my i’s and understanding my love-hate relationship with commas. Commas slow the pacing! My mantra, and I’m sticking to it.
To my wonderful first readers and friends, Barbara Claypole White and Orly Konig, thank you for your honest thoughts about the story and characters. It’s amazing what you’ll do on my behalf for a bottle of gin and vino.
No book is complete without research. Thank you, Chris Griffin and Maura Mack, for your insight about heli-skiing and Alaska. You convinced this girl to add a similar adventure to her bucket list. I also want to mention Bear Grylls. The information I gathered from his books Mud, Sweat, and Tears and Living Wild and series Running Wild inspired the Nathan Donovan character and his series, Off the Grid!
Not to brag, but I have the best top readers. I am beyond grateful for the members of my Tiki Lounge, who not only act as my advance readers but share my book news with their followers and always recommend my books. A special shout-out to Jenny Belk, who came up with the name of Nathan Donovan’s survival series, Off the Grid! And to Michelle Stuck, who thought of the name for Andrew Skye’s start-up, Come Over Rover.
For every blogger, bookstagrammer, and book reviewer: thank you for reading, and thank you for posting your lovely photos and honest thoughts about my books across your social media platforms.
Thank you to my husband, Henry, who still gave me an encouraging pat on the back when I failed miserably to explain the book’s premise in hopes of working through a plot hole; to my son, Evan, whose passion for skiing found its way into this novel; and to my daughter, Brenna, who kept my writerly brain fueled with her lovely baked goods.
Last, but far from least, to my readers: Thank you for traveling with me as I moved beyond the Everything series. I hope you enjoyed Last Summer and can’t wait for you to read my next novel, Side Trip, coming summer 2020. I love connecting with readers. You can drop me a note on my website (www.kerrylonsdale.com). Be sure to tag me on Instagram (@kerrylonsdale) when you post pictures of my books—I love to regram. And if you want all my latest news and access to exclusive giveaways, sign up for my newsletter (www.kerrylonsdale.com/for-readers).