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To Mark My Words Book Publicity, thank you for being the best. Thank you for believing in me enough to work hard for me. Thank you for being so incredibly cool.

Rachel Marks, my agent, you are awesome. I am so lucky to know you and work with you. Thank you for putting in all of these hours and phone calls and emails. Thank you for wanting the best for me.

To my Rebel Panel. I started a group to support my career, but instead I found support for my life. I could never have predicted the kind of community we’ve formed together. But I am constantly thankful for it. And for all of you. Thank you for always being there to answer my quirky questions and for loving me even when I disappear for way too long. Thank you for loving these words and these characters and for treating them like they are your own. I love each of you.

Reckless Rebels. Girls. You are the very best of the best. Thank you so much for treating me like a rock star and always showing up when I need you. Thank you for just being there and listening to me and encouraging me. You humble me. And you make me so endlessly grateful. Thank you so much.

And now, thank you dear Readers. Thank you for taking this journey with me. Thank you for spending your time with my words. That is the greatest gift you could ever give me and I am so, beyond blessed that you chose this book to read. You have changed my life. And with every single download of something I’ve written, you continue to change it. And me. And I can never thank you enough for that.





About the Author

Rachel Higginson was born and raised in Nebraska, but spent her college years traveling the world. She fell in love with Eastern Europe, Paris, Indian Food and the beautiful beaches of Sri Lanka, but came back home to marry her high school sweetheart. Now she spends her days raising their growing family. She is obsessed with bad reality TV and any and all Young Adult Fiction.





Please look for Rachel’s next contemporary romance, The Opposite of You, coming January 26th, 2016.



Other Books Out Now by Rachel Higginson:

Love and Decay, Season One Love and Decay, Volume One (Episodes One-Six, Season One) Love and Decay, Volume Two (Episodes Seven-Twelve, Season One) Love and Decay, Season Two

Love and Decay, Volume Three (Episodes One-Four, Season Two) Love and Decay, Volume Four (Episodes Five-Eight, Season Two) Love and Decay, Volume Five (Episodes Nine-Twelve, Season Two) Love and Decay, Season Three

Love and Decay, Volume Six (Episodes One-Four, Season Three) Love and Decay, Volume Seven (Episodes Five-Eight, Season Three) Love and Decay, Volume Eight (Episodes Nine-Twelve, Season Three)

Reckless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 1) Hopeless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 2) Fearless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 3) Endless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 4) The Reluctant King (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 5) The Relentless Warrior (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 6) Breathless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 6.5) Fateful Magic (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 6.75) The Redeemable Prince (The Star-Crossed Series, Book 7)

Heir of Skies (The Starbright Series, Book 1) Heir of Darkness (The Starbright Series, Book 2) Heir of Secrets (The Starbright Series, Book 3)

The Rush (The Siren Series, Book 1) The Fall (The Siren Series, Book 2)

The Heart (The Siren Series, Book 3)



Bet on Us (An NA Contemporary Romance) Bet on Me (An NA Contemporary Romance) coming fall 2016



The Opposite of You coming January 2016




Connect with Rachel on her blog at: http://www.rachelhigginson.com/



Or on Twitter: @mywritesdntbite



Or on her Facebook page: Rachel Higginson



Keep reading for an excerpt from The Five Stages of Falling in Love, a second chance adult contemporary romance and after that, please enjoy a preview of Rachel’s zombie novella series, Love and Decay.





Please enjoy a preview of Rachel’s second chance romance, The Five Stages of Falling in Love.





Prologue


“Hey, there she is,” Grady looked up at me from his bed, his eyes smiling even while his mouth barely mimicked the emotion.

“Hey, you,” I called back. The lights had been dimmed after the last nurse checked his vitals and the TV was on, but muted. “Where are the kiddos? I was only in the cafeteria for ten minutes.”

Grady winked at me playfully, “My mother took them.” I melted a little at his roguish expression. It was the same look that made me agree to a date with him our junior year of college, it was the same look that made me fall in love with him-the same one that made me agree to have our second baby boy when I would have been just fine to stop after Blake, Abby and Lucy.

“Oh, yeah?” I walked over to the hospital bed and sat down next to him. He immediately reached for me, pulling me against him with weak arms. I snuggled back into his chest, so that my head rested on his thin shoulder and our bodies fit side by side on the narrow bed. One of my legs didn’t make it and hung off awkwardly. But I didn’t mind. It was just perfect to lie next to the love of my life, my husband.

“Oh, yeah,” he growled suggestively. “You know what that means?” He walked his free hand up my arm and gave my breast a wicked squeeze. “When the kids are away, the grownups get to play…”

“You are so bad,” I swatted him-or at least made the motion of swatting at him, since I was too afraid to hurt him.

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