Waiting for the Storm
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Also, I’d be incredibly grateful if you’d be willing to take the time to write a review and share your thoughts on this book. It doesn’t have to be long—even just a few words to describe your feelings. Reviews are very important because they help people decide whether to read a book or not. You have the power to influence people!
Thank you for your support. Every time I hear from a reader who was touched by my work, it confirms that I made the right decision to follow my dreams and become an author.
With love and gratitude,
Marie
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
You’ll likely hear most authors say their books are like their children. And while you’re not supposed to have a favourite child, I think I do, and it’s WAITING FOR THE STORM. This book means so much to me for so many reasons. I put a little bit of myself into each of my books, but none so much as this one. This story has a big piece of my heart, and it feels like, in turn, each reader will have a little piece of my heart, too.
Because this story means so much to me, I want to thank the wonderful people who helped me make it better. I feel very fortunate to have had this group of people read WAITING FOR THE STORM and give their opinions, suggestions, and constructive criticism. Thank you Nancy Landry, Molli Moran, Jessica Sankiewicz, Raymond Hoxworth, Tammie “Starrider” Brower, Terry-Lynn Gray, JaimeKristal Lott, Jenn Ashby-Simpson, and Stacy Lannoye Harris.
Writing is a solitary, often-lonely job. I’m shut away for long periods of time and I know I’d forget to interact with the real world if it weren’t for the people who provide welcome distractions, especially my mum, Amanda, Jessica, and Molli. You girls have no idea how much I appreciate and enjoy our strange, silly, intense, quirky, hilarious conversations. Thank you for being there for me and for being such amazing friends. I love you. And I’d be remiss when talking about welcome distractions if I didn’t mention my precious nephews, Noah and Logan. You guys are the best—Mimi loves you!
Thank you also to my wonderful blogging friends. The world of book blogging has changed my life. Reading young adult books has changed my life. Finding a community of people I can be myself with, share my geekiness with, and fangirl over books and authors with, has changed my life.
Even though she’s been gone for over a year and a half, I want to thank my Grama. Her death and the all-consuming grief I felt after losing her was part of the inspiration for this story. I dedicated this book to my mum and thanked her for teaching me how to love and be loved, but Grama deserves a lot of that credit, too. She was my biggest fan, my biggest supporter, and one of my best friends. Always loved, never forgotten.
And finally, thank you. Thank you for reading Charlotte’s and Ezra’s story. I hope you loved them as much as I did.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marie Landry is the author of BLUE SKY DAYS (contemporary YA—January 2012), UNDRESSED (a collection of short erotic romance stories—October 2012), THE GAME CHANGER (chick lit—November 2012), and WAITING FOR THE STORM (contemporary YA—April 2013). Marie has always been a daydreamer; since early childhood, she's had a passion for words and a desire to create imaginary worlds, so it only seemed natural for her to become a writer. She resides in Ontario, Canada, and most days you can find her writing, reading, blogging about writing and reading, listening to U2, or having grand adventures with her two precious nephews. For more, please visit marielandry.blogspot.ca or Marie’s Facebook fan page.