Immerse

by Tobie Easton

  This series wouldn’t be in your hands at all if it weren’t for two people who helped me turn it from text on my computer screen to three real books. Thank you to Jennifer Unter and Georgia McBride for making the Mer Chronicles a reality.

  I’m grateful to the entire team at Month9Books. Thank you to Jennifer, Christine, Nicole, Barbara, Michelle, Tori, and Emily for all your hard work. Also, thank you to Stefanie at Beetiful Book Covers for taking my breath away three times in a row.

  A very special thank you to IPG, my distributor, for getting these mermaids out to readers who want to share in their adventures. Thank you to Audible for giving those same mermaids a voice, and to Sarah Mollo-Christensen for making that voice as sweet and exciting as a siren’s call.

  I am indebted to all the booksellers, librarians, and educators who have supported this series and worked hard to help it find readers who would love it. Thank you especially to Maryelizabeth Yturralde of Mysterious Galaxy Books in San Diego and to the wonderful faculty and booklovers at both Immaculate Heart and USC.

  The world of publishing was brand new to me when I finished writing Emerge, and I still can’t believe how wonderful and welcoming the author community has been in the years since then. Thank you especially to Kathy MacMillan, Sasha Alsberg, Adriana Mather, Gretchen Schreiber, Jennieke Cohen, Emily France, Wendy Higgins, Gretchen McNeil, Jennifer Bardsley, Susan Dennard, Axie Oh, Jennifer Brody, E.M. Fitch, Jennifer M. Eaton, Mercedes Lackey, Brenda Drake, Skylar Dorset, Lori Goldstein, Jennifer Gooch Hummer, and the Sweet Sixteens as well as my fellow GMMG authors.

  One person I can’t possibly thank enough is Lex Leonov, who has been there from the very beginning, when this series was just an idea, and who has stayed with me every step of the way with unflagging support and thoughtful, thought-provoking answers to every question. Lex, thank you, thank you, thank you for diving deep into the Mer world with me over and over again.

  Thank you so much to my aunts, uncles, and cousins for all the encouragement and enthusiasm.

  Thank you to the Saval family for your love and motivation.

  Thank you to my mom and dad for absolutely everything, and especially for giving me the confidence I needed to become a writer. And the freedom to imagine.

  Thank you most of all to Simon, the love of my life, who makes the impossible seem possible every single day, and who shows me with every action what true love really is.

  TOBIE EASTON

  Tobie Easton was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where she’s grown from a little girl who dreamed about magic to a twenty-something who writes about it. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Southern California, Tobie hosts book clubs for tweens and teens. She and her very kissable husband enjoy traveling the globe and fostering packs of rescue puppies. Learn more about Tobie and her upcoming books at www.TobieEaston.com.

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