I’d like to thank Jay, who did a marvellous job of editing this book. As always, your attention to detail and suggestions were spot on. Thank you also to Andrew Brown at Design for Writers for designing such a beautiful cover, and for being patient with my silhouette panics.
I’d also like to thank my agent Hannah for taking me on as a client and putting up with my many, many ridiculous questions. I’m so excited about this stage of my publishing journey!
Although the topic of online gambling gets a light treatment in this romcom, it is a really serious issue. I’d like to thank those that helped me with those elements of the story by sharing their very personal experiences. Any mistakes that I’ve made relating to counselling or advice are all my own.
Writing books is an exhausting process and I couldn’t do it without the support of my friends and family. A special thanks to Jane, Christie and Steve for reading the first chapter, which I sent them hesitantly; their positive feedback gave me the confidence to write the rest.
I also owe a huge thanks to those online people that give me endless support, Twitter is one of the best companions that a writer can have (other than a dog). Thank you especially to the ladies of Novelicious: Kirsty, Debs, Kira, Amanda, Cesca, Kirsty P, Jenni J, Jenni C and Cressida for all their help with covers, taglines and blurb, and for listening to my rants.
Thank you also to those people who are continuing to buy my books, and for those that have written reviews and tweeted with me. I love nothing more than hearing that I made people laugh or smile.
And finally, I owe this book to my husband. He may have been working away while I wrote this, but somehow he still managed to be a slave-driver. I am going to enjoy him being around for the next book though, as I did really miss him tidying up after me and feeding me chocolate!