She squealed with glee, her blue eyes sparkling as her blonde hair flailed. She was her father’s daughter — his carbon copy. She was the light of my life, and my constant reminder. She was my little angel.
Standing there, my daughter laughing, my husband’s arm around me, his hand resting on my tummy, I realised that although I’d been lost many years ago, I’d also been found. Lawson was my second chance ... my saving grace. He was my knight in shining armour.
He still is.
And he always will be.
P L A Y L I S T
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A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S
I hate writing acknowledgments, and that has absolutely nothing to do with thanking and praising people. I actually enjoy the whole thanking part, not to mention the bringing to light all the wonderful things these wonderful people have done during the production of this book. What I hate is stringing together the right thing to say (words that are worthy) right after I’ve written a novel.
After typing ‘The End’ my brain basically cracks it and says “blah blah, blurgh, pfft, hmph, f*@k, do do deedo.” Yeah … it flips me the proverbial no-more-words bird. So I figured that rather than wrestle this rude bird, I would acknowledge those I wish to acknowledge the simple way. Here goes …
Andrew: thanks for picking up my slack. You know it’s true love when your man makes sure you always have clean underwear. xo
Blake and Brianna: thank you for looking after your iPads. They allow Mummy to write because you are too busy clashing with your clans to annoy me for food. xo
Mum and Dad: your grandparenting skills are exceptional. Just so you know. xo
TJ Hamilton/Snot/Baroness: I swear you are me … just more annoying. You’ve kept me sane in this game we call ‘author’. xo
Sali: as promised, here is your disclaimer — Sali did not condone nor endorse my use of the term “hairy gonads”. In fact, Sali tried very hard to have it removed from the book. Sali lost. Despite our #HairyGonadWar, you were a godsend, Sal. Oh, and thank you for the live parenting lessons during our Voxer sessions. xo
Lauren: sincerest gratitude for the magnificence that was your editorial prowess during the first draft of this book. In other words, Ms McKellar … your editing is the shiz! xo
Annabel, Stephanie, and everyone at Harlequin Books Australia: I cannot express how much of a joy it is to work with you. Thank you for allowing Discovering Stellato be the best it can be and available to all who wish to read it.
My fans and readers: you encourage, you support. You spread the word, and you always make me smile. Always! Without you, not one of my books would see the light of day. You are the pen to my paper. TY xo
Oh, and to Colleen Hoover: Hopeless inspired Discovering Stella. You’ll probably never see this, but you rock and deserve to be listed here. So thanks for the early words of encouragement when I fangirled all over you like a heat rash in my Goodreads message. xo
And just to be safe: thank you to anyone out there who thinks they belong on this list. Not sure if you do, but cheers anyway. Xo
A B O U T
T H E
A U T H O R
“I am an author. I am married. I am a mother of two adorable little people. I’m a bookworm, craftworm, movieworm, and sportsworm. I’m also a self-confessed shop-aholic, tea-aholic, car-aholic, and choc-aholic.”
Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, K.M. Golland studied law and worked as a conveyancer before putting her career on hold to raise her children.
She then traded her legal work for her love of writing and found her dream career.
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