Consolation Prize (Forbidden Men Book 9) (45 page)

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T
HANK
Y
OU

 

The Bestest Friends Ever

Lindsay

Lauren

Ada

I’m pretty sure you’ll never realize how much you mean to me. No matter where you go or what you do in your lives, a little piece of you will always be protected safely in my heart and cherished forever. I’m always happy to hear from you. Thank you for being you.

 

My Family

Kurt, Lydia, Sadie, and all the others!

You guys are my home and my foundation. I couldn’t do anything or be anything without you. You keep me going and make me feel loved. Thank you.

 

My Beta Beauties

Lauren, Lindsay, Sasha, Ashley, Ciara, Tyla, Amisha (the blurb queen!), Amanda, Alaina, Shi Ann, and Ana.

You took the time to read my story in its worst possible shape and give me your honest feedback. I can’t even properly express my appreciation for that! Thank you.

 

Julianna Ratcliffe

Thank you for letting me borrow your name for my heroine just because I liked it! And then thanks for not getting upset at all when I changed the spelling of Ratcliffe to Radcliffe in my book because I’m such a Harry Potter fan!

 

The Editor

Stephanie Parent

Best editor ever. Enough said!

 

Proofreaders

Judy’s Proofreading

Shelley at 2 Booklovers Reviews

Melinda Lazar

I’m so jealous of your eagle eyes. Thank you for catching what no one else did.

 

Viner Inspirations

Danny Gonzales

(And Alaina for clueing me into the Vine Universe…because I was clueless before she told me about it)

 

Bloggers

Thank you to Lisa Filipe at Tasty Book Tours for always making time for me in the promotional department, and for putting together the most kickass release day blitz. And thank you to all the wonderful bloggers and reviewers who signed up and supported this story! Linda Kage would be completely unknown without you guys.

 

And God.

Thank you. You rule!

 

 

 

 

 

A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR

 

 

Linda grew up on a dairy farm in the Midwest as the youngest of eight children. Now she lives in Kansas with her husband, two daughters, their nine cuckoo clocks, and a cat named Holly. Her life’s been blessed with lots of people to learn from and love. Writing’s always been a major part of her world, and she’s so happy to finally share some of her stories with other romance lovers.

For more information, please visit her at her website:

 

www.LindaKage.com

 

 

Consolation Prize

 

Copyright © 2016 by Linda Kage

 

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, businesses or establishments, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental.

 

All rights reserved. No part of this book—except in the case of brief quotations in reviews—may be used, reproduced, or TRANSLATED without written permission of the author.

 

Contact Information: [email protected]

 

Publishing History

Linda Kage, November 2016

 

Credits

Cover Artist: Kage Covers

Editor: Stephanie Parent

Proofreader: Judy and Shelley

 

Published in the United States of America

 

 

 

T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS

 

Title Page

Blurb

Dedication

Author’s Note

Colton’s Chapter 1

Julianna’s Chapter 2

Julianna’s Chapter 3

Julianna’s Chapter 4

Colton’s Chapter 5

Colton’s Chapter 6

Julianna’s Chapter 7

Julianna’s Chapter 8

Julianna’s Chapter 9

Colton’s Chapter 10

Colton’s Chapter 11

Julianna’s Chapter 12

Julianna’s Chapter 13

Colton’s Chapter 14

Julianna’s Chapter 15

Julianna’s Chapter 16

Julianna’s Chapter 17

Julianna’s Chapter 18

Colton’s Chapter 19

Julianna’s Chapter 20

Julianna’s Chapter 21

Julianna’s Chapter 22

Julianna’s Chapter 23

Julianna’s Chapter 24

Colton’s Chapter 25

Julianna’s Chapter 26

Julianna’s Chapter 27

Colton’s Chapter 28

Colton’s Chapter 29

Julianna’s Chapter 30

Julianna’s Chapter 31

Colton’s Chapter 32

Julianna’s Chapter 33

Brandt’s Chapter 34

Colton’s Chapter 35

Julianna’s Chapter 36

Colton’s Epilogue

Thank You

About the Author

Copyright

 

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