As always, a huge thank you and much love to my family, Christian, Emily, Jack, Ruby and Tilly (Mop) for all your patience and support while I’ve been locked away for hours writing in my cave. Woody, my best friend, my life is complete with you in it. You are all simply the best.
Many people have helped in the writing of this book, my heartfelt thanks to my agent Madeleine Milburn for her faith in me and I am beyond blessed to be working with such a fantastic team at Bookouture. Kim Nash who is everyone’s Fairy Godmother, I simply adore her. Claire Bord, Olly Rhodes and all the fantastic editors are incredible people who have turned my stories into books; I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am both proud and honoured to be called a Bookouture author and everyone’s encouragement and enthusiasm for my writing is heartening.
Huge love to all of the Bookouture authors for their warm welcome to the Bookouture family. The support from all of you has been truly amazing.
A special mention to my wonderful friends, Anita Redfern, Lucy Davey, Chantal Chatfield, Nicola Rickus, Catherine Snook, Louise Speight, Suzanne Toner, Sue Stevens, Alison Smithies, Sarah Lees and Bev Smith, Sarah Yeats and Ilona Hampson who have always been on hand in person or at the end of a telephone listening to plot dilemmas. Their everyday support has not gone unnoticed. Thank you.
Many thanks to Sue France, Sarah Pickles and Susan Miller who are genuinely some of the loveliest people I know.
Finally to some very special people, all the wonderful readers, book bloggers and followers who’s tireless cheering, retweeting, sharing of posts and continuous excitement for my books have enabled me to get this far. You have all kept a smile of my face throughout my whole journey and I couldn’t have done it without you, big love to Lisa Smith, Janet Baldwin, Allison Marsh, Deborah Turner, Claire Hall, Michelle Dobson and Sarah Ansell, You have made Twitter a joy and one day I am sure we will meet! I hope you all enjoy The Misadventures of a Playground Mother.
Dreams can come true.
Warmest wishes,
Christie x