The After Wife

by Summers, Melanie

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  Acknowledgments

  I am forever working at a ridiculously fast pace, which means I need a LOT of help to keep things flowing. Today, I need to stop and acknowledge the many people who have made this book possible, including:

  -You, my dear reader, for giving me a reason to work each day,

  -Nancy Smay, a most wonderful and supportive editor, who worked on this book with me day and night, on airplanes and beaches, while she was on what should have been a relaxing holiday,

  -Kristi Yanta, the picky editor extraordinaire who took the shell of a story and helped me see what it could be,

  -My amazing proofreading team— Melissa Martin, Kellie Porthe-Bagne, Janice Owens, Nikki Chiem, my Mom (Nevia Brudnicki), Brooke Lindenbusch, Laura Albert, Janice Owens, and Karen Boehle-Johnson. You all worked under an insane deadline at a crazy busy time of year (December), and I am truly grateful,

  -Kelly Collins and Jenn Falls for always helping me when I get stuck and listening when I’m panicking about a book (which is most of the time),

  -Tim Flanagan, my marketing genius who does what he can to help my work find new readers in this crowded book world,

  - Ron Eckel at Cooke International who is making sure The After Wife will soon become an audiobook produced by Tantor Media,

  -Nikki Chiem, who is always there for me no matter what,

  -My mom, who helps out SO much around here so I can work, especially when I’m under the gun like I was with this book,

  -My dad, who taught me to work hard and dream big. I miss you, Dad,

  -My kids for saying, “You got this, Momola,” and,

  -My husband, Jeremy, (last but certainly not least), for taking over through the entire month of November so I could do this, and for always supporting me.

  Thank you to all of you from the bottom, the top, and the middle of my heart!

  You mean the world to me,

  Melanie

  Also By Melanie Summers

  Melanie Summers has penned six romantic comedies in two linked series. Check out the first one here…

  THE ROYAL TREATMENT

  ~ A Crown Jewels Romantic Comedy, Book 1 ~

  For fans of Bridget Jones and The Princess Diaries comes a laugh-out-loud, feel-good comedy with a sizzling side of romance…

  Ultra-private, ridiculously handsome Crown Prince Arthur has always gotten by on his charm. But that won’t be enough now that the Royal Family is about to be ousted from power once and for all. When Prince Arthur has to rely on the one woman in the kingdom who hates him most, he must learn that earning the love of a nation means first risking his heart.

  Twenty-eight-year-old Tessa Sharpe, a.k.a. The Royal Watchdog, hates everything about Prince Arthur. As far as she’s concerned, he’s an arrogant, lazy leech on the kingdom of Avonia. When he shocks the nation by giving her the keys to the castle, Tessa has no choice but to accept and move in for two months. It’s lust at first sight, but there’s no way she can give in to her feelings—not if she wants to have a career or a shred of pride left when her time at the palace ends…

  Can two natural enemies find their forever in each other’s arms, or will they ruin each other to save themselves?

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