My early critical readers on this project were absolutely instrumental. Tyler and Jasmine gave us all grief as we brought them to life, and this team helped me yank these two out of their dark holes in my mind and put the spotlight where it needed to be. So, thank you Kellee Fabre, Trish QUEEN MINTNESS, Sarah Green, Danielle Lagasse, Carly Wilson, and Sasha Erramouspe.
Speaking of Sashas, a huge shout out to my best friend, Sasha Whittington, for not only reading but also getting just as pumped as I was about the concept of this story. You helped light the fire I needed to finally write it and bring it to life. Thank you for always supporting my writing journey!
To my lovely angel of a personal assistant, Christina Stokes, thank you for reading and providing feedback that was absolutely crucial in the final stages of Make Me Hate You. More than that, thank you for caring about my work and my brand as much as I do, and for always getting what I need done before it even crosses my mind to start. You’re the most valuable asset on my team and I couldn’t do this without you!
Elaine York of Allusion Editing & Formatting, you have been with me for years now and I still am in awe at how adaptable you are when it comes to me. I know I can be a pain, but you always put up with me with grace and a smile. Thank you for your thoughtful critique and editing in this book, and for formatting it to make it shine.
I am so honored to be with the amazing team at Valentine PR. To Nina, Mary, and the rest of the team, thank you for thinking outside the box on ways to promote this book and others. Your time and attention mean the world to me.
This is one of my favorite covers I have ever had on a book, and it’s all thanks to the magical queen who blesses me with her beautiful photography time and time again. Lauren Perry, thank you for working with me and bringing my vision to life even during the craziness our world has found ourselves in this year. Please, don’t ever leave me! (Also, fun fact for any readers who have read this far, the couple on the cover is a real life couple, and they got engaged the day before this shoot. Cue the “aww!”)
My book would be just a fart in the wind if not for the incredible, avid, passionate book bloggers and influencers who make up our online community. To everyone who shared, reviewed, and posted – I see you, and I thank you.
I have this little corner of the world online reserved for my favorite people. It’s called Kandiland, and it’s a group on Facebook that has somehow grown to nearly 5,000 members now. Those 5,000 members are my family, and I am so thankful to each and every one of you for being such dedicated readers that you want to hang out with me in that capacity. Thank you for putting up with my weird live videos and obsessive love of whiskey. Thank you for pushing me on the hard days and being there to celebrate on the best days. You are what keeps me going.
Lastly, if you’ve read all the way to this part of the book, YOU ARE AMAZING. I have dreamed my entire life of not just writing books, but having readers like you inhale them, and I am so thankful that out of the millions of novels out there, you chose mine. Thank you for reading indie. Thank you for reading romance. Thank you for reading ME. I hope you’ll join me for more adventures in the future.
Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.
An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.
When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys live music, traveling, hiking, anything heavy in carbs, beach days, movie marathons, craft beer and sweet wine — not necessarily in that order.
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