Smut: A Standalone Romantic Comedy
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So thank you to all the readers, bloggers, and authors who wear their desires proudly, and especially to those who have helped support me over the years through my ever-evolving career. I can’t tell you enough how important you are to me.
Thanks again to my friends and family for never being ashamed of what I write, whether it’s the threesome scene or choking a hooker with barbed wire (Dirty Promises), or public hand jobs (this book and Racing the Sun), anal sex (The Play), or someone getting tortured via tattoo needle to the eyeball (Shooting Scars). Even though I know (and hope) you’re all skipping some scenes, the fact you still get excited about each release means a lot after all these years.
Thanks to my lovely husband Scott for letting me see the true dork that he is and for accepting me in my own crazy, nerdy ways (I’m still very proud of reading one thousand National Geographics, my knowledge of dinosaurs, and how I saw X-Men in the theatre six times). Thanks to Kelly for your book trailer and for always being my Tom Hiddleston/Benedict Cumberbatch/Chris Evans/Hemsworth obsessed long-lost sister (pretty sure Amanda is more you than me!). Thanks to Laura Helseth for her proofing skills and Kara Malinczak for her editing. Hang Le for the best cover in the whole world…no really, you outdid yourself! Emma Stone and Sam Claflin for being my muses for Amanda and Blake (they don’t know it, but I think they’d approve). Jay Crownover (I actually do know her!). KA Tucker (another lousy Canadian). Stephanie Brown (who still needs a proof of life from Scott). Sandra Cortez and Dani Sanchez (for therapy). The Anti-Heroes. My parents for buying all those encyclopedias and putting up with SO MANY of my obsessions (including everything related to Jurassic Park). My in-laws, Wendy and Alan (who isn’t even close to the Alan in this book!). And thanks to the people I did lead on night hikes when I was younger, where I would take off with the flashlight and leave them stranded, for not suing me.
Speaking of suing, I have to thank the real Amanda Newland (Amanda N!) and Blake Crawford. I’m sorry, guys, that the book isn’t about you (though Amanda, I know one of those nicknames was yours), but I did think your names made for perfect characters! Thanks for letting me borrow them.
P.S. If anyone wants to come up to Vancouver Island and go LARPing with me (it would be my first time), I’ll be in my Phoenix costume with a bottle of wine (I legit have worn that costume for Halloween). If that’s too far, you can always drop me a line at authorkarinahalle@gmail.com (positive emails only for this lady), or join my author group on Facebook where things are always fun (search: Karina Halle’s Anti-Heroes), or follow my Instagram, where you can see my daily updates of living the Blake Lovecox life.
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About the Author
Karina Halle, a former travel writer and music journalist, is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of The Pact, A Nordic King, and Sins & Needles, as well as fifty other wild and romantic reads. She, her husband, and their adopted pit bull live in a rain forest on an island off British Columbia, where they operate a B&B that’s perfect for writers’ retreats. In the winter, you can often find them in California or on their beloved island of Kauai, soaking up as much sun (and getting as much inspiration) as possible. For more information, visit www.authorkarinahalle.com/books.
Also by Karina Halle
Contemporary Romances
Love, in English
Love, in Spanish
Where Sea Meets Sky (from Atria Books)
Racing the Sun (from Atria Books)
The Pact
The Offer
The Play
Winter Wishes
The Lie
The Debt
Smut
Heat Wave
Before I Ever Met You
After All
Rocked Up
Wild Card (North Ridge #1)
Maverick (North Ridge #2)
Hot Shot (North Ridge #3)
Bad at Love
The Swedish Prince
The Wild Heir
A Nordic King
Nothing Personal
My Life in Shambles
The Royal Rogue
Romantic Suspense Novels by Karina Halle
Sins and Needles (The Artists Trilogy #1)
On Every Street (An Artists Trilogy Novella #0.5)
Shooting Scars (The Artists Trilogy #2)
Bold Tricks (The Artists Trilogy #3)
Dirty Angels (Dirty Angels #1)
Dirty Deeds (Dirty Angels #2)
Dirty Promises (Dirty Angels #3)
Black Hearts (Sins Duet #1)
Dirty Souls (Sins Duet #2)
Discretion (The Dumonts #1)
Disarm (The Dumont #2) -
Horror Romance
Darkhouse (EIT #1)
Red Fox (EIT #2)
The Benson (EIT #2.5)
Dead Sky Morning (EIT #3)
Lying Season (EIT #4)
On Demon Wings (EIT #5)
Old Blood (EIT #5.5)
The Dex-Files (EIT #5.7)
Into the Hollow (EIT #6)
And With Madness Comes the Light (EIT #6.5)
Come Alive (EIT #7)
Ashes to Ashes (EIT #8)
Dust to Dust (EIT #9)
The Devil’s Duology
Donners of the Dead
Veiled