Hero Status
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“But we can’t. She’ll pick it up. That’s twisted and cruel and wrong on so many levels.”
“I know. I was just teasing her.”
“Then what…?”
Val shrugged, but her lips were turned down in a sullen frown. “We’re going to have to wait until she gets back to school. Or go to a hotel.”
I flopped back, my head thumping onto the pillow. I’d really been looking forward to being confined to bed.
Note from the Author
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The next book in the series, Villainous, is coming in 2015.
Acknowledgments
If I thanked the following people as much as they deserved, I’d have an acknowledgments section as long as the novel, but I’ll do my best to express my gratitude.
To my family, for more things than I could possibly list here. I’ll settle for thanking you for always supporting me, even when I decide to do things like write a novel or move to Japan.
To the members of the real-life Purgatory (which is not actually a BDSM club, I swear), for their encouragement and commiseration. You’re a community of smart, fun, caring people, and I couldn’t have done this without you.
To Ashley, who read these chapters as I wrote them and saved me from making several bad decisions.
To my insightful beta readers, Clovia Shaw, Danielle DeVor, my sister Jillian, and a certain squirrel on speed (You know who you are). And to Lisa Brackmann, for her feedback on the first few chapters. You’re all worth your weight in gold.
To Shelley Holloway for her super editing powers, and AngstyG for the fabulous cover. And to my sister, Kaitlyn, for making the banner on my website!
Arigatou gozaimasu. Muchas gracias. Thank you.
About the Author
If Kristen Brand could have any superpower, she’d want telekinesis so she wouldn’t have to move from her computer to pour a new cup of tea. She spends far too much time on the Internet, and when she’s not writing, she’s usually reading novels or comic books. Hero Status is her first novel.