Hart of Darkness Page 29

  The corners of his eyes crinkled. “Only girl I know who would pull a gun on a badass dude like Kade Maxwell. Now, about that ride?”

  “No, I’ll get my dad to take me. That way he can check my car, and he and I have an appointment with the principal anyway.”

  “Then I’ll see you in school. Oh, and Lacey.” His tone dropped, and he lost his smile. “Trust me when I tell you, stay away from Kade.”

  “Thanks for tonight.” I climbed out of his SUV.

  “Put some ice on that hand,” he said.

  I closed the door and waved. The engine faded as he backed out. I started for the house, examining my swollen knuckles. I grinned, thinking of how idiotic I was to punch that handsome guy, let alone pull a gun on him. Nevertheless, I had a sneaky suspicion I was going to see him again. I mean, a person didn’t let things like that slide, did they?

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  Acknowledgments

  Writing and publishing a book takes a village. But I couldn’t be more thankful to the one person who gives me the inspiration to do what I love—my husband. He’s been such a guiding light as he battles one of the worse diseases with no cure. He fills my heart with so much joy. He always has a smile on his face, he’s always laughing, and he’s always making sure I’m taken care of. He’s my angel. I couldn’t do this without him.

  I’m also grateful to the team behind me who helps me every step of the way from my editor, RedAdept Editing, my beta readers, my ARC team, my cover designer, Hang Le, my assistant, Alexandra Amor, JKS Communications, and everyone in Maxwell Mania. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  A special shoutout to Megan Linski for her help in working out plot ideas with me.

  A big hug and mad love for Heather Carver for keeping me focused and motivating me everyday to write, and to Kylie Sharp for always being a phone call away. Love you gals.

  Finally, to all the readers and bloggers around the world, thank you for taking a chance on me.