by B. A. Wolfe
Mom—For reminding me every day to write what was in my heart and to not let anything stop me as I told yet another story. Thank you for always believing in me and for being the best mom a girl could ever ask for. I love you so much, mom. I’ll cherish your help and words for the rest of my life. You are the type of mom every girl needs and dreams of.
My Family and Friends—To my wonderful family and my amazing friends, you all know who you are! I love you and thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your constant support. For having me sign your paperback books you so badly wanted to purchase. For being more excited than I even knew family and friends could be for the release of Stay! You’ll never know how grateful I am to have such wonderful, supportive, family and friends as the ones I have. Self publishing would be far more difficult without the people who stand behind you and push you to succeed and I’m so happy to say I have awesome family and friends who do! Thank you all and I love you all so much!
My CP, Livia—There are no words for how much I appreciate everything you did for me and this book. You pushed me to make Stay a novel people wouldn’t forget. You pushed me as an author to grow with every word I wrote and for that I’m so beyond grateful. For every single time you messaged me asking for more chapters (even if it was at three in the morning lol), helped to calm me down when I was feeling overwhelmed, and for every moment you gave me that took away from your own family so you could help me with Stay . . . THANK YOU SO MUCH. You’ll never know how thankful I am! Love you, Liv. xoxo
My Squirrels—Kim, Jodie, and JJ . . . To say this journey was easy would be a lie . . . Stay was not only one long novel (hehe) but you girls took the time to read chapters time and time again, and gave me tips, help, encouraging words, and the push I’ll always be grateful for. You’re not just betas, you girls are friends and I’m so thankful to have you on my side and to know you! Kim, you know what you mean to me! There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t have your help in some way. You’ve been with me through thick and thin and I wouldn’t trade our friendship for anything! Jodie, I was so glad to have you help with Stay from the very beginning this time. Your words of encouragement and all your comments have stayed with me and are always a constant reminder when I’m feeling down. JJ, thank you for never giving up on me or this story! I can be a stubborn girl when it comes to things, but you always kept it real and you’ll never know how much I appreciate it! I love you girls!
Debi—You’re my constant rock. If there’s ever anyone to keep me sane, it’s you my dear. The love and appreciation I have for you is one that I can’t even put into words. From Away to Stay and hopefully to many, many more . . . you’re my friend, beta, plotter, friendly voice reminding me to grow a pair (lol) and above all, an amazing person! Thank you for being there every single time I need you! Love you!
Stacia—There are no words that could ever do our friendship justice. Ever. It’s hard to describe you as one thing because you’re not just a beta, even though you are a fantastic one . . . to me and above all else, you’re one of my greatest friends—An amazing, never lets me down, always there any time of day, shoulder to cry on, laugh until our stomach hurts (or we pee ourselves) friend. For all of our life talks, new story talks, and the always favorite, book boyfriend chats! You’ll never know how much it means to me that you’re always there for me in every way possible. Thank you SO much. Truly! Love you! #bnwfrevab
Faith—From the day we met, I knew you and I had a bond like no other. Faith, you’ll never know how much you mean to me. From being there to support me on Away and now with Stay. You are one of those people I never want to live without. Your friendship means the world to me and I know I’d be lost without it. From our daily chats about life, to our constant support with our manuscripts, to just knowing we’ll both be there to help the other in any way, shape, or form . . . THANK YOU! For everything. I am so beyond grateful for the day I emailed you over a year ago. I’m forever blessed to have you in my life. Love you so much! xoxo Babs
Celeste—Thank you for dealing with my stubborn self! LOL. And for continuing to push me to strive higher and farther with everything I wrote, did, or said. You are a talented writer and I’m so grateful that you were able to lend a helping hand and voice to Stay. One of these days we will meet and I can’t wait for that day! Thank you for being there day in and day out. I love you, and I’m forever grateful to have a girl like you in my life!!
Elle—I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to read Stay while you were so busy this summer and your notes helped me more than you’ll ever know. You took parts that were drab and helped me transform them into exactly the words they were always intended to be. I just needed that voice of reason to help get those scenes there. Thank you so much for being a part of my team and always a great friend.
Julie—You are a savior. There is no other way to put it. Thank you seems like such an insignificant a word to use, but it is the only word I know . . . Julie, thank you so much for everything. For being a beta, a friend, and for saving my tush when I needed it the most and then going above and beyond. You are irreplaceable and I hope you know how much I truly value our friendship!!
Kathy—A huge, thank you to the girl who fell so in love with Away and who helped me with many things in Stay! You’re one of a kind and I don’t know what this book would’ve been without you! Thank you for everything, Kathy!
Heather—For the girl who inspired the Christmas line! For the girl who kept it as real, as real could get . . . Thank you!! I appreciate your willingness to Beta for me and for all of the help you gave Stay!! Thank you!
Tiffany—Thank you for being such a constant reminder to my nervous self that at the end of the day, to always follow my gut and my heart. You are such an amazing beta and I hope you’ll never leave my side! Thank you doesn’t seem like enough, but please know everything you do for me and say to me, and help me with is so beyond appreciated, girl! Thank you!
Nicole—My teaser girl! Oh Nicole, you have no clue how much I loved your help and encouraging words, and fabulous teasers you made! You’re one of a kind and I am so grateful for all of your countless hours you spend with my characters and me! Thank you!
Kayley—Thank you so much for helping with Stay! But more than anything I appreciate your always smiling, positive, warm personality that no matter what, puts me in a better mood!! You are such an asset for anyone to have on their side, and I’m glad to know you and have you on my team! Thank you love!
Melissa—I’ll never forget your messages as you read Stay! Biggest smiles ever!! Thank you for helping me and doing a final read through of my baby and loving it as much as I did! For your words of encouragement . . . you’ll never know how much they mean to me! And I can’t forget your amazing teasers you did for Stay! They are gorgeous and I’ll always have them! That right there is so much more than I could ever ask for! Thank you!
Sofie—SOFIE!! I’m having trouble finding the words for everything you do for me. For believing in me more than I’ll ever believe in myself. For reading Stay when I thought it was garbage and telling me different. For always, ALWAYS being there in every way possible. You’re irreplaceable girl and one of these days we will meet and have a cuppa together! Thank you for everything, Sofie. Love you girl!
Karen—Life and stuff got in the way of the final product, lol, but I really am so thankful for the help you did give me and for being so willing to jump in when I really needed another beta!!!
Eleanor—You jumped in when I really needed another beta and I’ll always be so grateful for your always helpful personality! For helping me get my ARC’s ready to being there when I needed any type of advice on a sentence or just about life . . . Thank you! You’re such an amazing friend, and I wouldn’t change that for anything.
To all of my betas . . . I love you all and THANK YOU AGAIN! I could never have done this without each and every one of you!
To my editor, Brenda. I’m trying to form words for how thankful I am, but there does
n’t seem to be any that are strong enough. You took this scared girl and her MS into your loving embrace and not only worked wonders on Stay, but you made me feel like I could move mountains with my words, my story, and my characters. You helped me day after day, night after night, and spent countless hours away from your family to work on Stay and you’ll never understand how appreciative I am for that. You’re one of a kind, not only are you a talented writer, but you are a gem of an editor. You helped make Stay into the story I only dreamed it could be. I could tell as you edited, that you not only enjoyed Stay, you actually were becoming one with the characters. You loved them just as much as I did and that right there is exactly what every writer wants in an editor. Thank you will never be enough, it just won’t. You deserve a million thank yous and a million latte’s for dealing with me, and my numerous questions/comments/concerns. Love you, Brenda, so much! Thank you!
Katie—I know we didn’t work on Stay together, but you still helped in many ways! You’re my girl and I love you! Thank you for always being there for me!
Nevaeh—I truly appreciate your eagerness to help me and for taking my MS and offering me a few extra helping words! I know we didn’t get to finish, but I do appreciate your help and thank you immensely!
To all of the amazing authors I’ve met on this journey, I thank you for your kindness and support! You all know who you are! For our daily chats, for your loving words and encouragement and willingness to help with anything big or small . . . Thank you!!! I appreciate our friendship more than you’ll ever know!
To the amazing team that made this cover possible—Laura, Brad, Sarah, and Matt. I never imagined a cover so beautiful in all my life but you all made it possible. I can’t wait to get it enlarged and put in a frame to hang in my office. Brad you have an amazing eye for great pictures! Sarah and Matt, you were a perfect pair and made the cover truly shine! Laura, my gosh I don’t even know how to thank you! For every small detail you put into this cover, for all the love and time you spent on it, and for making sure it was everything I dreamed of and more . . . Thank you!!!
Dustin—Thank you for on such short notice taking a picture of the “boots” for the cover. You always are so willing to help and I can’t say thanks enough!
Sarah—My amazing nurse! Thank you for letting me sort out more details with you for Stay. I always am so thankful for you help and knowledge! xoxo
Kassi—You are my last visit before this book goes to publish and can I just say how much I smile knowing I get to work with you. You always make this process one that is easy, happy, and very stress free. I always know that I get the best possible work from you because you are so talented and working with you is such a pure joy to me! Thank you for always being there when I need it and for working with me! I truly enjoy it!
Indie Chicks that Rock—There is so much I can say about this amazing group of ladies. First, I love you all to the moon and back. This group is my sanity. You lift me up when I’m ready to run away, you bring me warm fuzzies when I need it most, and above all you make me laugh and have fun. I love you girls something fierce and am so freaking thankful to have this group to call home!
FYW—I am very honored to be in this group of extremely talented authors! Thank you for taking me in and always offering support and invaluable lessons to be learned! I feel so blessed to have learned the things I have from you all and am so grateful for your help!
Literati—The wonderful ladies of Literati, thank you for dealing with my constant emails and my crazy self! I appreciate your help for both Cover Reveals and for the blog tour you ladies put on for Stay/Away! You have no idea how nice it is to have a great team behind you when putting these tours together and I’m so glad to have you ladies! Thank you!
To my Wolfe Pack—Every single one of you are such a huge support to me and my stories, I couldn’t imagine myself without this group of ladies andyour constant help! You all cheer me on and I love that I have such a fun pack of wolves to call my friends! Thank you for all that you do and please know that it never goes unnoticed! xoxo
To my Keaton Series Lovers Discussion Group—Thank you for sharing in your love of Away and the Keaton Series. For without it, this group wouldn’t exist. You all mean so much to me and I’m ever thankful for your support!
Bloggers—There are no words for how grateful I am for every single blogger out there that has supported me and my books. For helping this girl along anyway you could, thank you! I owe a multitude of thanks to each and every one of you who post, share, like, and promote not just me, but other authors out there. We wouldn’t be where we are if it weren’t for your help and kindness. A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to all of you
Dear Reader
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B.A. Wolfe
B.A. WOLFE IS A girl with a passion for reading and writing, and lives in the good ol’ state of Colorado with her husband (her biggest cheerleader), and her two crazy min pin fur babies. These days, her life is anything but calm, and there isn’t one thing she’d want to change. B.A. spends all her free time either furiously typing stories on her laptop or happily reading through her endless TBR on her Kindle. Her list of favorites would be long enough to fill a book, but most would likely fall under the romance category. She is a sucker for a good love story that makes her cry, and an amazing book boyfriend who will melt her heart.