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  Acknowledgements

  As per usual, I have to thank my amazing husband for being so tolerant of my bullshit. I swear too much, I very seldom wear pants that don’t stretch and I hate to cook. I’m moody, stubborn and completely awful in the morning. But for some crazy reason, you still wanna be married to me. And I dig it.

  Our daughters M, N, and little B. I love you more than all the cupcakes and all the chocolate in the entire world.

  L, R and J – thank you for your love and support and for accepting the fact that I am a complete nutcase when I send you my stuff. Thank you for accepting that I require non-stop reassurance that it isn’t total garbage. I’m needy. So very needy.

  Megan – Insert GIF here.

  Ellis – Thank you for all of your technological help and for being you.

  Christine, you wild bastard. Thank you for being my friend.

  To all my insta-family and friends, you know who you are and you know how much I love and adore you.

  Maren, Jess and shay, I love your faces.

  To the crew at Indies Ink, thank you for all your support.

  My amazing ARC team – you ladies are the BEST. Thank you for every teaser, review and for pimping the holy hell out of my books. I love you.

  Laura, thank you for your superior editing skills, you totally get me. And I appreciate it.

  Lastly, thank you to my wonderful readers who continue to support my work. I appreciate you so much and can never thank you enough.

  Love, Stella xoxox

  About the Author

  Stella James enjoys reading, yoga and beer/wine. Not necessarily in that order. She writes in her limited spare time for your reading pleasure and also to silence the various characters that have taken up residence in her cute little head.

  If you would like to be informed of upcoming releases or if you just want to be nosy because it’s fun, come and find her on social media.

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  Also by Stella James

  Currently available on Amazon

  Worth the Chance – Blue Falls Book 1

  Worth the Risk – Blue Falls book 2

  Clipped (a Blue Falls novella 2.5)

  Worth the Fight – Blue Falls Book 3

  Wild (a Blue Falls novella 3.5)

  Worth the Wait – Blue Falls Book 4

  The Boss – A novella contribution to the Amazon bestselling anthology, Brothel: The magnolia diaries