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This book was a tough one to write. For one thing, I had to cover a longer space of time than usual, so had to figure out how to make leaps forward without skipping anything too important. My second difficulty with writing this book was digging deep into Chad’s head. I didn’t want to get too dark or have him focus on the horrors he’d survived, but at the same time, those horrors have shaped him, so there was no way around that. You might have noticed that he still hasn’t dealt with the tragedies he lived through a couple of months ago. He’ll be forced to face his past in a second book I have planned for Chad and Lindsey. I wasn’t going to give them two books. My original plan (which was shot all to hell once I figured out who the father of the baby would be) was to give them one longer story at the very end of the series, but I felt readers (and I) would want to see the baby’s birth from Lindsey’s POV, and for obvious reasons—now that you know who the father is—I didn’t want to delve into writing the next book without Lindsey’s perspective and especially Chad’s. You likely wouldn’t feel much for Chad (who you didn’t know previously) as Adam forges/or refuses to forge (no spoilers!) a relationship with his newborn daughter and the baby’s mother. I do think sneaking in this spin-off now instead of holding it until the end, will bring a new level of depth to Adam’s book—Tame Me—which will be released next. There will be more surprises in store for you in Adam’s final book, but if you’re this deep into the Sole Regret series, you should be used to surprises by now.
In addition to my loyal fans, who wait ever-so-patiently or not-so-patiently for my books to be released (you rock!), I’d like to thank my amazing editor, Beth Hill; my sensational beta reader/book-signing assistant/BFF, Cyndi; a pair of new beta readers, Paula and Pam; and as always, Sean—the one who deals with my flighty, fictional-world babbling on a daily basis. I appreciate all you do for me.
