The Problem with Seduction (48 page)

Authors: Emma Locke

You’re much braver than I am!

Acknowledgments

I wouldn’t have come up with the idea for Seduction without Lupe and Beth. One day we were single girls taking the town and the next day we were…so, so
not
. Now I know what it looks like when your life upends for the better. I wish you both many happy Mother’s Days and refrigerator doors covered in crayon hearts!

Special thanks to a couple who really took one for the team: Kimberly and Paul. Without your adorable kid, Oliver would still be a figment of my imagination. Thanks for getting around to the business of procreating, and then letting me babysit once in a while.

More baby help came from the lovely Leigh LaValle, who beta read Seduction between moments cuddling her new son. Martha Trachtenberg went the extra mile in her copy edits to give mom feedback (in addition to finding my many mistakes). And a surprise contribution came from my boyfriend, who has been wrapped around his nephew’s little thumb since day one. I’ve never seen anything as charming as Chris with a baby.

My amazing critique partners and fellow romance authors Darcy Burke, Erica Ridley and Janice Goodfellow keep me going every day. I can’t express enough appreciation for the distracting emails, soul-crushing critiques, forward-thinking business planning and enduring friendship you provide. You’re my best friends and my muse, rolled into one. Like a delicious jelly donut of inspiration.

Courtney Milan helped plotstorm the ending of Seduction and kept me company while I wrote it. And, as always, Máire Claremont cheered me on every step of the way. Go, THE DARK LADY, go! (Seriously, go buy this book now.)

I would still be mulling the idea of writing this book without my Plot Sisters Dona Sarkar, Kelli Estes and Lillian Fogg. When I tried to explain to them after The Trouble with Being Wicked why I couldn’t write Elizabeth’s story, they overpowered my excuses and made me do it anyway. I loved every minute of writing this book. I hope you enjoy reading it!

Morgan Sneed, my trusty beta reader, has decided to take my excellent advice and write a book of her own. You’re welcome, World.

Lastly, I adore my cover designer Carrie Divine at Seductive Designs. You
are
divine, darling. I can’t wait to make three more beautiful covers with you.

About the Author

Emma Locke is a writer and engineer living in the Pacific Northwest, where she loves hiking with her dog, hot yoga and every one of the annual 330 days of rain. Hiking and yoga give her time to plot, the lack of sun makes for perfect writing weather, and as for her day job, the dichotomy seems to work: her analytic side ensures her passionate, satisfying love stories don’t mulch under her bed, and her author side forces her to keep writing more.

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