by G. K. DeRosa
“If that’s all…” said Dante dismissively.
Marco grabbed Celeste by the arm before she could argue any longer. “Yes, that’s all. We’ll take care of the demons,” he said as he tugged her out of the room.
“Ugh!” she grunted as soon as the glass doors of the atrium swung closed behind them and the smell of fresh Astor air filled her lungs. “They can be so infuriating sometimes!”
“I know, Celeste,” said Marco walking toward the fountain in the center of the square, “but going off on them isn’t going to help anything.”
“I just don’t understand how the all-powerful Council can’t at least exert a little bit of authority over that conniving fairy, even if she is the Fae princess!”
“If it makes you feel any better, no one has heard anything about her since the encounter with Brazen. I overheard Stellan talking to someone about it on the phone,” he said.
“Well I’m glad at least someone is worried about her whereabouts,” she said, throwing her hands up in the air.
“Come on, let’s get back home. We have some demons to kill,” said Marco as he put an arm around Celeste’s shoulder.
A special thank you to my loving and supportive husband who always understood my need for escaping into a good book (or TV show!). He inspires me to try harder and push further every day. And of course my mother who is the guiding force behind everything I do and made me everything I am today. And to my father who will always live on in my dreams.
A huge thank you to everyone that had a hand in the creation of my third book. I could not have done it without you! To Robin Wiley, the first person to read Wilder and Wilder Destiny you’ve been Celeste’s biggest supporter from day one. I don’t think I would have gone forward if it wasn’t for your constant encouragement. It means the world to me. To my dearest and oldest friend Dorothee Leiser who spent hours reviewing my first manuscript and who is always there to listen or act as a cover proofer! To my awesome friend Chelsea Ferruggia who came with me on a “research trip” to an unnamed convention and for her tireless PR efforts! A big thank you to my editor, Sarah Tyrrell, who has fully immersed herself in the Wilder world and has provided me with encouragement and fool proof editing since day one. And my incredibly talented graphic designer, Masa Licinia, for creating yet another beautiful book cover. Finally a special thank you to my dedicated beta readers namely, Amanda Lather, who gave me great ideas, caught spelling errors, and were all around amazing.
Thank you to all my friends, family, former co-workers and new indie author friends who let me bounce ideas off of them and listened to my struggles as a first time author and self-publisher. I appreciate it more than you all will ever know.
G.K. De Rosa has been an avid reader from a very young age. At the precocious age of two, while living in Italy, she had memorized an entire children’s book in Italian and expertly turned the pages at the exact right moments of the story. As she grew up, she always enjoyed literature, no doubt having been instilled with a love of story telling from her early years in Catholic school where she was greatly influenced by exemplary teachers who taught her the value of English and Literature. Though she did not pursue writing in college and instead went for the more traditional route of International Business inspired by her love for travel and all things foreign, after a move to New York City, she found her creative writing side calling once again. She began writing a restaurant review blog, City Lights and Tasty Bites, detailing her other passion – food! The hectic hustle and bustle of the city, combined with long commuting times gave her the opportunity to spend more time reading and rekindled a lost love. After reading countless books in many diverse genres over the two years in New York City, and returning to her home state of Florida, she felt compelled to write something for herself. She had always felt particularly drawn to Young Adult novels and having been an eternal romantic at heart, a fantasy romance was a natural choice. She currently lives in South Florida with her real life Prince Charming and their fur baby, Nico the German shepherd.
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