Crashed(book three)(216)

I also need to thank Beta Who and Beta Haw for giving me much appreciated advice and dead honesty at all times. For that I will forever be grateful and will never be upset even if I choose to go a different route. Friends before books, always.

To my other proofers/readers, thank you for all of your help.

And then there’s a crazy group of ladies—all 7,500 and counting of them—that call themselves the V.P. Pit Crew on Facebook. You guys astound me with your support, your motivation, the friendships started, and the overall community that you’ve created around these books. Your unending support and involvement makes me the luckiest author in the world. Rest assured the Driven Trilogy may be over, but the group is not. Oh and ladies, did you see my shout-outs to you in Crashed?

I’d also like to thank my #WickedAwesomeAdmins (Cara Arthur, Amy McAvoy, and Christina Hernandez) as well as Colton’s assistant (aka Lara) for everything they do for me without asking for anything in return. Ladies, the friendships we have made are so much more valuable than the books that brought us together and for that, I will forever be grateful. #Beckspert #TheRealMrsDonavan #WalkersChristinas #LaraMetHimFirst…Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I couldn’t do it without you.

To Maxanne Dobbs of The Polished Pen…thank you once again for polishing my words and making them shine. I also must thank you for answering my numerous questions and giving me the knowledge to withstand the whirlwind you predicted would come. I am forever grateful and will never write another ‘action beat’ again without thinking of you fondly….well and probably cursing you, but it’s all from a place of love.

To Deborah with Tugboat Designs, thank you for having the gumption to speak up, go against the grain, and tell me I was wrong in my original choice for Crashed’s cover. I am so blessed to have so many people such as yourself in my corner, looking out for me for reasons other than to benefit themselves. I’m glad you spoke up because you were right, Crashed needed to have a couple on the cover. And when you look at three together, it’s perfect.

To Stacey with Hayson Publishing, thank you for being patient as I edited a little bit more and for making Crashed look beautiful and professional. And checkered flag-ish.

To Amy Tannenbaum, thanks for being patient with this leery Indie author who was a little brusque with you during our first few conversations. I appreciate your knowledge, your guidance, and I look forward to seeing where we can take the next step of this ride.

To the bloggers…I have to no words that can adequately express my gratitude for the support you’ve given me and the books. Some of you have been with me from my original requests to read Driven way back in April of 2013. You guys are the reason that our books are seen by readers. Our free publicity, if you will…I will never forget that. Thank you so much for everything you have done helping promote the books and participating in whatever random ideas I have.

Thanks to Jodi Ellen Malpas for letting me ask questions about what comes next, answering honestly, and understanding how ridiculously emotional saying goodbye to a fictional man can be. Thank you to Raine Miller, Laurelin Paige, BJ Harvey, and the various other authors for answering random questions from this newbie. Thanks to Trisha and Carla for teaching me to laugh at this whole experience that can only come with double digit years of friendship.

To sweet Parker, hey, your superheroes finally came too!

And lastly, thank you to my readers…you are amazingly wonderful and leave me speechless on a daily basis with your little notes, emails, and comments. I know you’re sad that The Driven series is over, but rest assured you have not seen the last of Colton and Rylee. In the meantime, a book for Becks and Haddie is up next. And if you’re still missing Rylee and Colton in the meantime, I have a little something to keep their magic alive for you called C.R.A.S.H. Dash…for more information head on over to: