I love that he used the word incredible. Our word. I love that he called me sweetheart for the whole world to hear. He dodges the ushers who want him to head backstage and comes down the stairs to sweep me up into his arms. He’s still holding me when Camouflage wins the award for best picture. Flynn and most of our friends take the stage to receive their awards for producing the film.
As executive producer, Kristian speaks for all of them. “Like Hayden said earlier, it’s been a once-in-a-career honor to bring this special story to life. I know I speak for everyone at Quantum and everyone involved with the film when I say none of us will ever forget this moment. Thank you to the Academy for your recognition of Camouflage, and to our servicemen and women, past, present and future. You have our undying respect and admiration. Thank you again.”
There are photos to be taken, interviews to be given and parties to attend. But after the show ends, Flynn comes down from the stage, an Oscar in each hand, and heads right to me. I wrap my arms around him and hold on tight. We are indeed victorious.
Thank you for reading Victorious and the Quantum Trilogy! I hope you enjoyed reading Flynn and Natalie’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you wish to talk about Victorious with other readers—with spoilers allowed and encouraged—join the Victorious Reader Group. And remember to join the Quantum Reader Group.
I want to immediately address some inevitable questions…
Q: Will there be more Quantum stories? We especially want Hayden and Addie’s story, Marlowe’s story, Leah’s story…
A. I know! I know! I do, too. The fact is, however, I have three other series going as Marie Force, and readers are crazy about them. So while I’d love to write more Quantum, it will probably be a while until I’m able to. I’ll keep you posted on the possibility of more Quantum stories in the reader groups, on my main Facebook page at Facebook.com/MarieForceAuthor and on the Quantum website at marieforce.com/quantum. The best way to keep up on everything that’s going on is to join my e-mail newsletter list at marieforce.com.
Q: So you seem to know a lot about the BDSM lifestyle. That means you’re in the lifestyle, right?
A. Wrong. I did a TON of research for the Quantum Trilogy, and the words on these pages have resulted from that research. I can write about murder in the Fatal series without having committed one, and I feel confident that I was able to accurately portray one small aspect of the BDSM lifestyle in Flynn and Natalie’s story without being an active participant. I loved delving into the psychology of the D/s relationship, understanding the power exchange and exploring the deep emotional bonds that are formed through these relationships.
Q: After reading the Quantum Trilogy, I’m curious about BDSM and finding out more about the lifestyle. How do I proceed?
A: There are numerous online sites devoted to the lifestyle. For instance, check out FetLife.com for information about how to find others in your area who share your interests. I can’t stress strongly enough that you should approach the scene with the three core tenets of safe, sane and consensual at the forefront of anything and everything you do. Please be careful and be safe. As I say to my kids, “Make good choices.”
A quick final thank-you to the AMAZING team who made it possible for me to pull off this trilogy in the time I had allotted. First and foremost to Julie Cupp, my chief operating officer, executive assistant, majordomo and partner in crime—I never could’ve made this happen without Julie overseeing a million and one details. Thank you, Julie! Thanks to Holly Sullivan for the gorgeous ebook design and my niece, Isabel Sullivan, for her brilliant work on the print book layout.
In addition, Lisa Cafferty, CPA, Nikki Colquhoun and Cheryl Serra were very helpful to us. My husband, Dan, kept me fed and hydrated and talked me off the roof a few times as I tried to write three books in four months. I really appreciate all he does to manage our lives so I can write, write, WRITE! To my dad and my kids, thank you for always supporting my career, not that any of you will ever read these words because you will never read the Quantum Trilogy. EVER. Thank you to my son Jake, who was my car consultant for the Quantum Trilogy and chose all of Flynn’s cars for the various occasions—without reading the books.
My fellow New Englanders will hate me for this, but I’m very thankful to the snowiest winter in recent history, which kept us housebound for many days that I spent… writing. Sorry—just had to give the snow a shout-out!
My beta readers Anne Woodall, Kara Conrad and Ronlyn Howe continue to be a big help to me with every book. Thank you to early readers Lauren Blakely, Margaret Prendergast, Michelle Farrell and Susan Farrell, whose enthusiastic feedback was very encouraging. Copy editor Linda Ingmanson and proofreader Joyce Lamb were indispensable. My Designing Women, Ashley Lopez and Courtney Lopes, did an amazing job with the covers and the Quantum brand. They are my favorite covers yet for any of my books—very well done, ladies!
As always, I love to hear from readers, and you can contact me at marie@marieforce.com. I do my best to respond to as many emails as I can. Check out the Quantum website at marieforce.com/quantum and read about The Making of Quantum and other information about the trilogy. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all the reviews my readers leave on the retail sites, Goodreads and other platforms. I try to read them all, and I’m grateful for every one of them. If you have the time, please consider leaving a review to help other readers discover the Quantum Trilogy.
Thanks again for reading!
xoxo
Marie
Other Books By M.S. Force
The Quantum Trilogy
Book 1: Virtuous
Book 3: Victorious
Contemporary Romances Available from Marie Force
The Treading Water Series
Book 1: Treading Water
Book 2: Marking Time
Book 3: Starting Over
Book 4: Coming Home
The Gansett Island Series
Gansett Island Boxed Set, Books 1-3
Gansett Island Boxed Set, Books 4-6
Book 1: Maid for Love FREE!
Book 2: Fool for Love
Book 3: Ready for Love
Book 4: Falling for Love
Book 5: Hoping for Love
Book 6: Season for Love
Book 7: Longing for Love
Book 8: Waiting for Love
Book 9: Time for Love
Book 10: Meant for Love
Book 10.5: Chance for Love
Book 11: Gansett After Dark
Book 12: Kisses After Dark
The Green Mountain Series
Book 1: All You Need Is Love
Book 2: I Want to Hold Your Hand
Book 3: I Saw Her Standing There
Book 4: And I Love Her
Novella: You’ll Be Mine in the Ask Me Why Anthology (July 7, 2015)
Book 5: It’s Only Love (November 3, 2015)
Single Titles
The Single Titles Boxed Set
Georgia on My Mind
True North
The Fall
Everyone Loves a Hero
Love at First Flight
Line of Scrimmage
Romantic Suspense Novels Available from Marie Force
The Fatal Series
One Night With You, A Fatal Series Prequel Novella (June 2, 2015)
Book 1: Fatal Affair
Book 3: Fatal Consequences
Book 3.5: Fatal Destiny
The Wedding Novella
Book 4: Fatal Flaw
Book 5: Fatal Deception
Book 6: Fatal Mistake
Book 7: Fatal Jeopardy
Book 8: Fatal Scandal
Book 9: Fatal Frenzy (September 15, 2015)
Single Title
The Wreck
M.S. Force is the erotic alter-ego of New York Times bestselling author Marie Force. The Quantum Trilogy is M.S. Force’s first foray into erotic
romance, but it won’t be the last!
With more than 3.5 million books sold, Marie Force is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling, award-winning author of 40 contemporary romances. Her New York Times bestselling self-published Gansett Island Series has sold more than 1.8 million e-books since Maid for Love was released in 2011. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Fatal Series from Harlequin’s Carina Press, as well as the New York Times bestselling Green Mountain Series from Berkley Sensation, among other books and series, including the new Quantum Trilogy, written as M.S. Force.
While her husband was in the Navy, Marie lived in Spain, Maryland and Florida, and she is now settled in her home state of Rhode Island. She is the mother of two teenagers and two feisty dogs, Brandy and Louie.
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