Love Reflection (Entwined Hearts #1) (30 page)

Pharrell Williams – ‘ Happy’

Midnight Hour – ‘This Is Where It Ends’

Lady Antebellum’s – ‘Need You Now’

Evanescence – ‘Bring Me To Life’

Alicia Keys – ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’

Christina Perri – ‘A Thousand Years’

Evanescense – ‘My Immortal’

Eurhythmics and Aretha Franklin – ‘Sisters are doing it for themselves’

Keane – ‘Somewhere Only We Know’

Ed Sheeran – ‘Thinking Out Loud’

Thirty Seconds to Mars – ‘The Kill (Bury Me)’

James Arthur – ‘Impossible’

Down – ‘Jason Walker’

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – ‘Your Guardian Angel’

Snow Patrol – ‘Set Fire To The Third Bar’

Midnight Hour – ‘Running Away’

Ryan Star – ‘Losing Your Memory’

James Bay – ‘Hold Back The River (Acoustic Version)’

Goo Goo Dolls – ‘Iris’

Madonna – ‘Rain’

I want to start by thanking my husband and daughters, for putting up with my constant book talk and always having my head in the laptop and for sometimes forgetting to get dressed! Mainly for supporting me in everything I do. If it weren't for you, then I would never have been able to achieve this dream. I love you unconditionally.

My family, especially my Mum, for all your encouragement and support and for being proud of me. Love you all.

To my Beta's Kerry Adamson, Lindsay Carter, Heidi Bocarisa and Sam (Shem) Shemeld for reading my book chapter by chapter, letting me moan at you when you’ve taken too long, giving me fabulous feedback and guidance and answering stupid questions. For supporting me wholeheartedly and believing in me but most of all, for just being my friends <3

To Kelly O’Connor from Kelly’s Kindle Konfessions and Zoë Lowdon from Literary Lust. Thank you for reading my book, for giving me feedback, for not blocking me when I kept messaging you. I think the world of you both. Thank you for helping me pull up my big girl panties when I needed it and thank you for your endless support and belief. Great friends are not always easy to come by so now you can never escape me!

A special thank you to Beth Lemilliere. What can I say? I love you girl. You are there for me day or night to talk with, you listen to me and help me with anything. You are the one I go to with my plot lines to ask your opinion. I don’t think I would have gone as far as writing the first half of the book if it weren’t for your complete belief in me. You have kept me going sometimes on a daily basis and you understand me. Half the stupid things that Pea and Soph said or did are based upon the same stupid things we would do. You are one of my two soul sisters and you are the skittles. I butterflying love you!

To Amanda Johnson, you have the kindest heart. Seriously. So thank you not only for being a Beta and truly understanding and amazing fellow debut author, but also for dropping everything immediately to read a new chapter, or when I needed help, or when I was having a meltdown. I couldn't have done this without you. Your support has been immeasurable. I’m so glad you’re in my life. You have given me encouragement when needed and calmed my crazy, and I know you have my back; you're my soul sister. And I can’t wait to travel this journey with you!

To my blog partner Marie ‘Maz’ Mason, who always listens to my crazy and who I love loads. I don’t think I would have ever embarked on blogging if it weren’t for you and this new journey has followed on from that. I’ll always be your cheerleader and you’ll always be my other half…the normal one. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

To the All for the <3 <3 <3 team. For backing me, helping me and encouraging me. You girls are more of an inspiration than you realise.

For my author friends who have shown support – thank you! Jo Raven you added my book to your Goodreads TBR list before anyone else, you’re all kinds of awesome! Andie M Long (my honorary sister) and Rochelle Paige (who is my kind of crazy) and Tijan (who writes books that give me inspiration), thanks for answering my stupid questions, and cheering me on! K.E Osborn (who is so lovely) your help and support has been invaluable it’s so nice to know there are people who are just happy to help. Mia Sheridan, I think you’re amazing and you are always on hand with a kind word, you are one of those people that just make the world a nicer place. There are a lot of other authors who have supported me with well wishes and good luck as well as giving me answers to the odd question or two, and I want to thank them as they have been nothing but lovely, and we need to be supportive of one another. Remember Karma rules!

I want to say a huge thank you to both my cover designer and my editor.

Francessca Webster from Francesscas Romance Reviews, you rock! You are my cover designer and my promoter all in one. You change things for me all the time and I know I must have annoyed the hell out of you by deciding I wanted to change my cover when the first one was already done (sorry), but you persevered and in the end, you give me beautiful. You have been with me all the way and you cope with my crazy! Love you!

Kaylene Osborn from Swish Design & Editing. What would I do without you? The truth is I have no idea. You have been there with me through every step, I couldn’t ask for a better editor. You walk me through things that you don’t need to just to give me that little bit of extra help and guidance, you make me feel okay about asking stupid things and you make my words prettier. I'll be hanging onto you like gold dust!

To every blogger who has been willing to promote me in one way or another, I know how busy you all are. I know that sometimes you are sent things at the last minute. I know you take time away from your children and partners to read and review a book, and I think what you do is truly amazing.

Lastly thank you to all the readers that have taken and will take a chance on me. You are the ones who will make my dreams come true!

Thank you for reading Love Reflection.

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Maria is a full-time working mum, she has two beautiful daughters, both of whom love books as much as she.

She has loved writing since she was a little girl.

She started her blog – Surrender to Books – in April 2014, and is now one-half of the team that runs it. Blogging has inspired her to write and publish.

Maria, her husband, and children now reside in Wiltshire, England.