Love Amplified (Heavy Influence Book 3)
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Thank you just doesn’t seem like enough to say to my loving and supportive husband, Chris, who allowed me the space and time to ride the wave of this dream. I love you. You’re a saint for putting up with my crazy.
Thank you to my daughter, Rio, for sharing your life and teenage stories with me. Reminding me everyday that “adulting” is sometimes easier. You are my reason for living and I love you more than words can say.
Thank you to the musicians whom, without you, this story would have never happened. Christo Bowman (Bad Suns), Matthew Reich (Lights Resolve), Nick Long (Dark Waves), Elysia Moon and Evan Taubenfeld – you all will never really know your impact on me, and this story. Thank you for sharing your lives and most intimate personal stories. Thank you for lending me your voices and musical talent to bring life to my words and characters. Not forgetting to thank the other musicians who lent their talents to the songs recorded for this series: Miles Morris (Bad Suns) and Jared Shavelson and mix-master & producer David Baldwin.
A super-duper special thank you to Amy Del Rosso! You embraced Heavy Influence in its infancy and helped me raise it. Your passion has been nearly equal to mine. You are the ultimate book pimp! You will forever be tethered to this series whenever I speak of it <3.
To the book bloggers and readers! Wow. I never thought this dream would come true – not kidding. Your passion for reading and for adding my book(s) to your reading lists – I’ll forever be grateful.
Thank you to Damaris Cardinali at Good Choice Reading for including me in your book events – they were my first taste of getting out there!
Some of you have come and gone – but hold an oh so special place in my heart – thank you for giving me a chance: Autumn Review, Andrea Thompson, Tee at A Diary of a Book Addict, Akilah Raines at Reading is Sexxy blog, Danielle at Book Whore Blog, Tracey Spiteri at @YABookAddict AU, Dana Cuadrado @DanaSquare blog, Monica Davies at @thousandguitars – there are so many more of you who embraced the teenage love that was Jake and Alyssa – I hope one day you will find out who they’ve become <3
To those who have stayed in touch with unwavering support and kept up with Jake and Alyssa’s journey – thank you: Susan Garwood at Wicked Women Book Blog, Bella at Positively Book Crazy (formally Paranormal Book Club), Mandy at I Read Indie book blog (twimom101bookblog), Debbie Devita-Rappaport at @writersdream, Malissa Jayne Coy at Reads All The Books blog, Liz Barman at The Book Outlook, Leslie Penrod at Between the Pages book blog, Tiffany Holme at Escaping One Book at a Time book blog, Monica Carrillo Villanueva at M’s Sinful Reviews, Gloria at Globug Needs a Book blog, Margie Fite at Can’t Stop Reading blog, Beth Jones @sabriel25, Shell Williams, Christine Abee & many, many more!
Thank you to everyone who has been so patient with the development and release of each book.
A deep felt thank you to my editors/beta readers/graphics girls! I could NOT have done any of this without you either: Kristine Morton, Susan Garwood, Michelle Browne, Destiny Philipose & Charlotte Blowe Stanley! Love you girls, long time.
At last – Thank you to my series cover models: Christo Bowman & Allison Planck (Skid Out & First Kiss), Ariel Gibson (Fever Pitch), Liam C. Johnson & Ariel Gibson, Nick Long (Broken Notes), Liam C. Johnson (Love Amplified).
Thank you to my ride or die and hair & makeup maven Martine LeBlanc – for always being there to make my cover models and actors look their best!
Special thanks to Misha DiBono – for your news caster talent & bringing legitimacy to my scenes in “Just Jake” – without you it wouldn’t have turned out perfect.
A heartfelt thank you to Liam C. Johnson for bringing “Jake” to life in my Heavy Influence series short – You are Jake Masters, and I hope to continue the evolution of this story on-screen with you!
Signing off! On to the next bookish adventure!
~ Ann Marie
Coming Spring 2017
Rhythm
A Heavy Influence Novella
By Ann Marie Frohoff
Grace Soloman’s life was just finding a new normal after the unexpected death of her husband. As a single parent the last thing on her mind was finding another man. When a wedding invitation turns into a second chance meeting with a former lover, life takes a turn down memory lane. Kai Burton’s life was all about finding the rhythm as a drummer and it brought him fame and fortune – but his past has been tethered in heartbreak. Grace was the one that got away. Will the reason that caused their breakup a lifetime ago be the cause of their rekindling?