Acknowledgements

Many thanks to everyone at Hera Books, especially Keshini Naidoo, Lindsey Mooney and editors Jon Appleton and Jennie Ayres, it’s been a wonderful experience working with you all on this second book, The Darkest Summer.

Thanks also to my extended family, but especially to my husband, Rob and children, James and Saskia.

My fellow Blonde Plotters, Kelly Clayton and Gwyn GB deserve a big thank you for their continued encouragement and support especially when I was working on edits for this book and they were left to do so much of the preparation for our first MYVLF.com event.

To my agent, Kate Nash and everyone at the Kate Nash Literary Agency for their constant support.

To you, the reader, a massive thank you for choosing to read The Darkest Summer, I hope you enjoy this book.