AJ: You never read a single word of this story while it was being written, and yet somehow, you still helped me talk through SO many sticky points while I was writing. You kept me from overthinking things and reminded me that sometimes it’s actually better to keep it simple than try to come up with a bunch of elaborate explanations that make even LESS sense than the stupidly simple ones. Thank you for being patient with me while I tried – and sometimes failed – to balance editing your books and writing this book at the same time and for becoming not just an amazing client, but an amazing friend too.
Jessica: OMG the amount of random medical questions I fired at you at rapid speeds during the writing of this book! I kept asking myself when you were going to tell me to stop asking you this shit and just Google it. Thank you for not doing that, because you dumbed it down for me so much more than Google did. And thank you for beta reading and helping me make this book amazing!
Julie (a.k.a. the Canadian Badger): You are seriously the best PA on the planet. Thank you for keeping on me to get the words written, but not pressuring me to deliver them by a specific date. Thank you for helping me keep my squirrels at the same rave and taking some of the pressure of peopling off of me for a little while. And thank you for beta reading my babies and helping me to tweak the story so it made more sense!
Danielle: You’ve been reading this series almost from the very beginning, and I was beyond excited when you agreed to beta this book for me! On that note…how’d it take me so long to ask you to beta one of these books? LOL!!! Thank you for loving this world and these characters so much, and thank you for being honest in your feedback.
Romancelandia: As always, thank you for being such an amazing and supportive community! I’ve found my tribe, and I’m eternally grateful to each and every one of you for the support and encouragement as I tried to find my way back to myself.
You: Yes, you. Thank you so much for spending your time and money taking a chance on Brendan and Darla’s story. If you were one of the people who was expecting the next Game of Love book instead of this one, thank you for sticking with me while I took a chance on writing this story and found my love for writing again. If this story was your introduction to my writing, I hope you’ll give the rest of the Sealed With a Kiss series (and my other books) a shot.
And on that happy note…I did it! I found my mojo again and I proved to myself and everyone else that I DO still have what it takes to tell epic stories that will make you laugh, swoon, and reach for the tissues…and sometimes all in the same chapter (chapter 12, anyone?)! Now I think I’m finally ready to take another crack at Under My Skin and get the Game of Love series off its feet from being just a standalone to actually becoming the series that I’m envisioning.
As always, if you loved this book, I would be eternally grateful if you would leave an honest review on your favorite book review site. Thanks, and I’ll see you in Braden and Gabrielle’s book!
-Carmen
Sealed With a Kiss Series
My Lips Are Sealed (Zoe’s Trilogy Book 1)
My Heart Is Sealed (Zoe’s Trilogy Book 2)
My Future Is Sealed (Zoe Book 3)
My Fate Is Sealed (Elijah Book 1)
My Bonds Are Sealed (River and Mason)
My Soul Is Sealed (Elijah Book 2)
My Dreams Are Sealed (Elijah Book 3)
My Pride Is Sealed (Maddie and Autumn)
My Past Is Sealed (Kelly and Shane—Release TBD)
My Role Is Sealed (Grant and Bryce—Release TBD)
My Hope Is Sealed (Megan and Rob—Release TBD)
Our Worlds Are Sealed (Beth and Gabby—Release TBD)
My Unity Is Sealed (Lacey, Wesley, and Summer—Release TBD)
My Choice Is Sealed (Abby and Nick—Release TBD)
My Doors Are Sealed (Sadie and Keith—Release TBD)
My Shame Is Sealed (Colleen and Kevin—Release TBD)
My Passion Is Sealed (Emma and Jake—Release TBD)
My Destiny Is Sealed (Grace and Justin—Release TBD)
Prequels
My Vows Are Sealed (Darla and Brendan)
My Joy Is Sealed (Valerie and Veronica—Release TBD)
Box Sets
Sealed With a Kiss: Zoe’s Trilogy
Sealed With a Kiss: Elijah’s Trilogy
Also By Carmen Richter
Game of Love Series
What Doesn’t Kill You (Kyler and Ian)
Under My Skin (Gabrielle and Braden—Summer 2021)
Playing for Keeps (Melissa and Liam—Release TBD)
Finding My Spirit (Hannah and Travis—Release TBD)
Changing My Rhythm (Izzie and Hillary—Release TBD)
Beneath the Surface (Morgan and Malachi—Release TBD)
Standalone
Falling Angel (Daphne and Ezra)
About the Author
Carmen Richter is an old soul. Her words are like theater, masterfully spun to bring all the feels, interspersed with music that makes your heart soar. She needs her coffee to make the words flow, and some of her best writing is done in a caffeine-induced haze at one in the morning. Carmen lives in Kansas City with her boyfriend, Brett, and their two fur babies, a bunny named Marty and a cat named Mal. When she’s not writing, she loves to go to concerts and live theater, or just binge Law & Order: SVU or Criminal Minds for the umpteenth time.
In addition to writing, Carmen also has an editing, proofreading, and formatting business called CPR Editing, which aims to provide quality, affordable editing and formatting to all indie authors, and a graphic design business called CPR Designs that does logos and branding, covers, teasers, and social media graphics.
Carmen loves interacting with her fans and will happily respond to all messages personally until she gets uber famous and gets a ton of them. Hey, a girl can dream, right?
You can find Carmen online in the following places:
Website
Facebook Page
Richter’s Romance Readers (Facebook Reader Group)
CPR Editing Facebook Page
CPR Editing Authors (Facebook Group)
CPR Designs Facebook Page
CPR Designs Facebook Group
Instagram
Twitter
Spotify (Check out playlists from all of the books here!)
Amazon Author Page
Goodreads Author Page
BookBub Author Page
AllAuthor Author Page
Also, if you enjoyed this book, please take a moment to leave an honest review on your favorite book review site. Thanks, and happy reading!
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