Spiral of Bliss 03 Awaken (38 page)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SA Today
bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she loves traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Nina also spent many years in graduate school studying art history and library sciences. Although she would go back for another degree if she could because she’s that much of a bookworm, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer. Nina’s novel
Allure
, Book Two in the
Spiral of Bliss
series, is a
USA Today
bestseller, and
The Erotic Dark
hit #1 on Amazon’s Erotica Bestseller list.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

started writing Liv and Dean’s story alone, and I am both honored and humbled by the number of people who have not only joined me on the journey, but supported and cheered me on to the finish line.

This trilogy would not be what it is without the editorial expertise of Kelly Harms Wimmer of Word Bird Editorial, who has helped me improve both my storytelling and writing abilities. Thank you to Jessa Slade of Red Circle Ink, and to Deborah Nemeth for incredibly thorough and thoughtful critiques. Martha Trachtenberg, you have my eternal gratitude for your meticulous editing of the entire Spiral of Bliss trilogy.

Victoria Colotta of VMC Art & Design has elevated the Spiral of Bliss books to the level of art with her beautiful interiors and cover designs. Thank you, Victoria, for your talent, patience, perseverance, collaboration and for never acting like I’m a neurotic nutcase (even though we both know the truth).

My right-here-at-home friends and critique partners are one of my most valuable assets. Rachel Berens-VanHeest and Melody Marshall, thank you a million times over for all the very perceptive editing and story help, not to mention the much-needed reassurance. Bobbi Dumas, I love being able to always count on both your plotting skills and inexhaustible enthusiasm. Our monthly meetings are one of my greatest joys.

Thank you so much, Michelle Eck, Karen Seager-Everett, and Rosette Doyle of Literati Author Services for the Spiral of Bliss tours and cover reveals. You took Liv and Dean right over the rainbow with your professionalism and marketing expertise, and I am exceptionally fortunate to have you in my corner.

Jen Berg and Baba, I owe you both a huge debt of gratitude: Jen, for adoring Liv and Dean from the very beginning and for being such an insightful reader and steadfast champion, and Baba, for your unfaltering support, your very good manners, and for telling me exactly what I needed to fix. I’m so grateful to you both for your humor, honesty, and friendship.

Yesi Cavazos, Maria D., Patti, Michelle Eck, and Debbie Kagan, your opinions mean the world to me, and I’m beyond thankful not only for your love of Liv and Dean but for helping me stay true to their essences. Thank you all so much for your time and your ideas, which shaped this story in ways I never would have been able to achieve alone. I can’t wait to meet you all and hug you in person.

Thank you to my longtime writing amie Sylvie Ouellette, to Soraya Naomi for your editing acumen, and to Cathy Yardley for helping me navigate the course of Liv and Dean’s journey.

I owe everlasting gratitude to all the bloggers and readers who have taken Liv and Dean’s story to heart and helped me share it with the world.

I am especially indebted to Gitte and Jenny of TotallyBooked Blog, Aestas Book Blog, Michelle and Karen of Literati Literature Lovers, Bridget of My Secret Romance, Vilma’s Book Blog, Becs of Sinfully Sexy Book Reviews, Milasy and Lisa of The Rock Stars of Romance, Jessy’s Book Club, Trisha of Devoured Words, Sheri of Reading DelightZ, Sandy of The Reading Café, Cindy of the Book Enthusiast, and Tammy of Reviews by Tammy and Kim.

And a very special thank you to everyone who has participated in the Spiral of Bliss blog tours and cover reveals. I am so grateful for your support.

Gigantic thanks-with-confetti-and-lots-of-hugs to my beloved family for putting up with me being at my computer far more often than not, even when everything else falls by the wayside.

All of you have strengthened me with the confidence and courage I needed to give Liv and Dean the story they deserve. Thank you so much.

ne day I’m going to touch you in a thousand different ways and show you how to touch me,” he said.

And he did.

Struggling with a tormented past, undergraduate Olivia Winter once led a practical but isolated life. Then she met Professor Dean West, a brilliant scholar of medieval history who melted Liv’s inhibitions and taught her the meaning of both love and erotic pleasure.

But after three years of a blissful, lusty marriage, Liv and Dean now face a crisis that threatens everything they believe about each other. And when dark secrets and temptations rise to the surface, the fallout might break them apart forever.

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