Hardwired (The Hardwired Series 1)(72)

“Can you tell me what’s going on? For real this time?” I said, my voice quiet.

He looked up at me, his eyes tired.

“The photo of us at the conference. It went viral. You probably saw a spike in traffic. Most of that was legit, but they took notice.”

“They?”

He hesitated.

“So this isn’t random.”

“Not anymore,” he said, his eyes dark with regret.

“Why are they after you, Blake?”

He shook his head and raked his hands through his hair. “I’m sorry, Erica, but I’m going to fix this. I promise.”

I nodded, trusting he would.





ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


The process of rediscovering myself as a writer through this book has been a powerful one. I am forever in debt to those who have made the experience possible.

Hardwired could have never come to fruition without the steadfast and fanatical support of my husband. Thank you for cheering me on every step of the way and for letting me disappear for hours and sometimes days at a time in order to tell this story.

Special thanks to my spectacular editor, Helen Hardt, for whipping my dangling participles into shape and for pushing me to create a sexy and emotional story that I could be proud to share with the world.

Thanks to the writing community on Twitter. This book was written one #1k1hr and #5hourenergy at a time and having writing buddies has made a remarkable difference.

Thanks to K. and L., for your friendship, loyalty, and wicked programming skills. May your eyes only ever grace this page of the book.

Last, but certainly not least, many thanks to all the fans who have expressed their enthusiasm and support for Hardwired. You gave crossing the finish line new meaning. I can’t wait to share the next part of Blake and Erica’s journey with you!