Still Human

Acknowledgements.

My thanks remain much the same for this book as they were for the last, because I wrote them back to back.

To Steve and my babies, I am eternally grateful for your patience and understanding over the past year. I know I haven't always been easy to live with, but I am trying. I love you and nothing makes me happier or more proud than you.

I know I have neglected everyone while I have been making this happen and I know how lucky I am to have such an understanding family. I love you.

To my ever-forgiving friends, I haven't forgotten about you. I know we are all busy, but I have been truly appalling! Thank you for not writing me off.

To my Scaries, for your unwavering support during the release of Just Human, I will be forever grateful. Your beta comments have once again made this book better than it was and just having you in my life has made me so happy.

Kat, I can't wait for the day when we can sit, drinking 'C&C' and talking 'A' together. I am so happy to finally be able to talk about MY Sinners with you. Just know, we will be discussing them in detail once the drinks finally flow.

Ava, I hope you have your granny trolley ready, November is almost here and we will be able to meet for real. I hope you are not actually as much of 'a lady' as you claim; I may need you to look after me!

Kelly, I want to sit on your deck and eat your pie! That's all I ask really, I wait patiently for the day! I'll always be around to scoop up the mush you turn to when certain people talk to you on TL

Stacy, I'm so glad we overcame your clit issues! The books are better for it. I long for the day when I can sit and listen to your crickets. Narcissistic assholes! Maybe you can take me to Costco too. Your late night VMs always make me smile on a Sunday morning, more please!

Puff, you work too much, but when you do pop up, you have me in stitches every time. You use many of my favourite four letter words, but a simple HURR and I'm gone! You can drunk dial me any day.

Dana, your 'exuberance and passion' (read: crazy) is so infectious, you fire us all up. I can't wait to eat pie with you and waffles and skittles and cronuts and Mexican and ...notice how its all about food? Anyway, I can't wait!

I truly love you girls. You just don't know what you've all done for me.

To my round two betas, Jen, Jodie, Rachel, Ellen, Zoe, Anna, Andrea, Simone, SJ, Bianca and a few others. Thank you for giving it the once over and making sure you got the HEA you were looking for.

To the fab bloggers I know and love. I'm afraid to start listing, because I'll miss some of you out and I don't want to upset anyone. You are all amazing. The reviews for JH were beyond my wildest dreams. There’s so much support in this community and I am truly grateful every day. I am happy to count some of you as friends, I will always be in awe of some of you. I will never cease to be thrilled to bits anytime one of you takes time to talk about my work. Indies would be nothing without you. Thank you.

Thanks to the fabulous Steph at www.romanceaddictbookblog.com for being my tour host, twice. You crack the whip at just the right moments and always get the job done! I love having someone to say 'yes boss' to. x

To the magnificent Katy Evans. You probably don't know it because it has happened in the background, but you have been the perfect mentor to me. I truly value your encouragement and support and I am very grateful for your wise words. You absolutely rock and I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next!

Thank you to my other amazing friends who support me in so many ways you just wouldn't believe. I'm so lucky to call you my friends and have you in my RL as well as my TL.

@JenIW_BookNook & @AuthorNichole_K, we would be lethal if we lived on the same continent! My filthy, funny friends!

@Just_CarrieB, you are a sweetie, I just love our chats, you rock pimp queen! x

@Prodigalson_1 I adore you, plain and simple. You support me so much, you make me laugh, you make me grrr and you give me evil ideas. You are an evil genius and I love it! Thanks for being there. x

@Just_MiaG, wow, we've seen some things! Are we the normal ones? It's hard to tell. I just know it's real, I've squished you and seen you do unspeakable things to a cupcake! We've laughed, we've cried and we've talked...and talked...and talked! I love you, but I don't love my phone bill! x

A special thank you goes to Megan, who fell and injured herself at exactly the right time to save me a shedload of medical research! I'm glad you're back on your feet again, but thanks for being clumsy enough to give me an idea! x

Oh and I just have to credit Dana @Smuttastic for being the absolute genius who came up with the name Willow. I asked her to pick a baby name out of three regular baby names and she replied,

"IF they have a little girl I think it should be something AMAZING like Willow :) You know, Willow means something like strong/bendable but can't be broken :) What do you think? Do you hate the idea?"

...Do I hate the idea? Pfft! I just hate being the idiot who didn't even think of it!! Thank you for being the genius who did. x

Thanks again to Kelly at Ultimate Proof for whipping Liv and Danny into shape. It was a pleasure to work with you again.

And to all the readers, who loved Liv and Danny as much as I did, thank you. I get a kick out of every tweet, every message. Keep talking to me, it never gets old.