Troubled Waters (The Lake Trilogy, Book 2)
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A huge thank you to my amazing editor, Lisa. You have become a dear friend. I’m so thankful for you and all the Bang Bang Shrimp two girls could consume!
To my personal Fab Four: Lisa S., Lisa B., Jenna, and Kelly. What can I say that I haven’t already said? You continue to amaze me with your pure love for Layla’s story. You have cheered me on, challenged me, and filled me with more positive affirmation than this girl truly deserves. I am humbled by your commitment to seeing this story to the end, and I’m so grateful to have each of you walking with me. Your friendship means the world to me.
Thank you to my attorneys-on-call Joe Lackey and Robert Whitlow. Your legal guidance proved to be so incredibly helpful. I feel blessed to have been connected with both of you!
To my dear, sweet friend Dana. Your friendship means more to me than you may ever know. Thank you for your listening ears and your words of wisdom. You have been steadfast and I will always treasure you.
Thank you to my writing heroes Ted Dekker, Colleen Hoover, Jamie McGuire, Suzanne Collins, and Kathryn Stockett. To write is one thing. To put your writing out there for the world to see requires a level of bravery not for the faint of heart. You paved the way and gave me the courage to be brave.
I truly have the BEST fans in the world! The outpouring of love for the Lake Trilogy has been mind-blowing. Some of you repeatedly posted your excitement for these books and encourage your friends almost daily to follow me (Stephanie!), and others of you moved hell and high water to get your hands on a book (Katrina!). Your devotion is heart-warming and I want you to know just how much you all mean to me. I’m fully aware that my success is due in no small part to all of you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
I’m so thankful for my family. My parents, my brothers and their families, my in-laws…you have done nothing but been completely supportive of this crazy venture of mine and for that I will always be thankful.
I continue to be so grateful to my brother, Derek, for his time and talent in making the cover art for the Lake Trilogy so beautiful. The first quarter of 2013 was incredibly busy for you, yet you made time to gift me with your talent and expertise. Thank you so much!
Because my computer knowledge is lacking, I’m so thankful to my oldest brother, Glenn. You gave me your time and helped walk me through making the web site excellent. Thank you for playing such a big part in making the web presence of the Lake Trilogy look so great!
Truman and Claire, you are my proudest accomplishment. You grow so much every day, showing me your brilliance and making me so excited for what God has in store for you.
To my amazing husband: your belief in me over these last few years has been astonishing. Every time I told you what Will and Layla were up to, how their story was unfolding, you encouraged me, telling me how awesome the story line was, or how you were so impressed with what I was accomplishing. If I sell a kabillion books or have as many fans, none of it will mean as much to me as the love and support you have always given me. I love you and would be so completely lost without you.
Troubled Waters is the second book in AnnaLisa Grant’s acclaimed Lake Trilogy. AnnaLisa earned her Master’s degree in Counseling at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. She and her husband Donavan live with their two children in Matthews, North Carolina.
Layla’s journey comes to a
conclusion in the Lake Trilogy’s
Safe Harbor
Available June 2013!
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Author photo by Charlotte Photography
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Cover art by Derek Wesley Selby/Divine Spark Creative Services
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