Logan Kearsley also deserves special notice, for getting this one done early (finally!) and, more importantly, for being a huge help and a great cheerleader.
Christine Morgan and Malina Roos: you are both Ladies of Amazing. Not only for putting up with (liking?) my early work, but for being some of the greatest examples of grace under fire and dealing with the extraordinary in ways that humble me.
A big (huge huger hustest) thanks to my Collings Cult, my friends and street team, who work so tirelessly to find mistakes and to spread the word about my books. Indie authors have no marketing team, no public relations group. Or, at least I don’t. But I do have the very best street team in the world. They are a part of my success that I cannot understate or overthank.
And even among them, I have to call out some who gave extra help with that whole “stupider” thing, namely: Cat B., Clinton Cluchey, Shannon Coleman, Solana Cragun, Stephanie Edrington, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Doreen Fernandes, Sean Flanagan, Chris Forbes, Carol Ford, Linda Grindstaff, Debra Hartman, Emily Haynes, Patricia Klos, Victoria Morton, Kim Napolitano, Dale Porter, Jen Potcher, Mary Jude Schmitz, Christina Smith, Cher Spradlin, Barb Stoner, Nicole Toscano, Cyndi Wannamaker, Jenny White, and Kathy Zisek.
That list is in alphabetical order, so no getting uppity, people, or I’ll turn this book around and go home – and no, we’re not stopping at McDonald’s again because you just ask for too much sweet & sour sauce and then we end up spilling it and –
Sorry. That last bit might have been a flashback. Definitely more about me than the folks on the team who helped so much, and who deserve to have pools full of sweet & sour sauce if that’s what flips their switches (I try not to judge).
And to my fans and readers: I am blessed beyond measure to have you in my life and for the infinitely appreciated gift of your time.
- Michaelbrent Collings
NOVELS BY MICHAELBRENT COLLINGS
STRANGER STILL
SCAVENGER HUNT
TERMINAL
DARKLING SMILES
PREDATORS
THE DARKLIGHTS
THE LONGEST CON
THE HOUSE THAT DEATH BUILT
THE DEEP
TWISTED
THIS DARKNESS LIGHT
CRIME SEEN
STRANGERS
DARKBOUND
BLOOD RELATIONS:
A GOOD MORMON GIRL MYSTERY
THE HAUNTED
APPARITION
THE LOON
MR. GRAY (aka THE MERIDIANS)
RUN
RISING FEARS
THE COLONY SAGA:
THE COLONY: GENESIS (THE COLONY, Vol. 1)
THE COLONY: RENEGADES (THE COLONY, Vol. 2)
THE COLONY: DESCENT (THE COLONY, VOL. 3)
THE COLONY: VELOCITY (THE COLONY, VOL. 4)
THE COLONY: SHIFT (THE COLONY, VOL. 5)
THE COLONY: BURIED (THE COLONY, VOL. 6)
THE COLONY: RECKONING (THE COLONY, VOL. 7)
THE COLONY OMNIBUS
THE COLONY OMNIBUS II
THE COMPLETE COLONY SAGA BOX SET
YOUNG ADULT AND
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION:
THE SWORD CHRONICLES
THE SWORD CHRONICLES: CHILD OF THE EMPIRE
THE SWORD CHRONICLES: CHILD OF SORROWS
THE SWORD CHRONICLES: CHILD OF ASH
THE RIDEALONG
PETER & WENDY: A TALE OF THE LOST
(aka HOOKED: A TRUE FAERIE TALE)
KILLING TIME
THE BILLY SAGA:
BILLY: MESSENGER OF POWERS (BOOK 1)
BILLY: SEEKER OF POWERS (BOOK 2)
BILLY: DESTROYER OF POWERS (BOOK 3)
THE COMPLETE BILLY SAGA (BOOKS 1-3)
Copyright © 2020 by Michaelbrent Collings
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