I’m going to keep this real simple. Who? Me? Inconceivable, I know. Many thanks and much love go out to my very good friend, beta, and editor Gillian Littlehale. In this last round of editing she has a. put me in the time-out corner, b. told me to stop whining, and c. offered me Ativan. Not many people know you or your writing well enough to do that. Massive thanks to my critique partners. They are one cool and dedicated bunch: Jenna Barton, Christine Cox, April Gasaway, Kari Haines, Joelle Mendes, Lisa Pinney, Tracey Porcher, and Heather Savage. Enormous love to my street team—you all rock my world!

I
’d like to thank my agent, Saritza Hernandez, for keeping up with my mania. And by extension, Cate Hart who helped slap
Stone
around so it became the published novel it is today. (Please know I live in mortal fear of forgetting anyone or anything all the time so if I managed to miss someone, feel free to spam me until I cry)

Ex
tra heartfelt love and appreciation to my family, friends, readers, and fans—wow? I have fans!—who feed my addiction, otherwise known as writing.

About Rie

Rie is the badass, sassafras author of
Sugar Daddy
and the
Don’t Tell
series–a breakthrough trilogy that crosses traditional publishing boundaries beginning with
In His Command
. Her latest endeavor, the
Carolina Bad Boys
series, is fun, hot, and southern-sexy.

A Yankee transplant who has traveled the world, Rie started out a writer—causing her college professor to blush over her erotic poetry without one ounce of shame. Not much has changed. She swapped pen for paintbrushes and followed her other love during her twenties. From art school to marriage to children and many a wild and wonderful journey in between, Rie has come home to her calling. Her work has been called
edgy
,
daring
, and
some of the sexiest smut around
.

You can connect with Rie via the social media hangouts listed on her website
https://www.riewarren.com
.
She is represented by Saritza Hernandez, Corvisiero Literary Agency
http://www.corvisieroagency.com/Saritza_Hernandez.html
.