Fraternize

  “Our secret,” she whispered between kisses.

  “Our secret,” I agreed.

  I lied.

  Her eyes said the same.

  Acknowledgments

  I’m so thankful to God that I’m able to wake up every morning and live this incredible dream—my road started with being a children’s counselor to somehow writing romance and I wouldn’t change a thing. If anything, I’ve learned that the road always leads, you just have to follow it, and sometimes that’s a really scary thing. Thank you to my savior Jesus Christ for so many things that it would take years to list.

  My husband and Thor (the totally awesome toddler who’s more like his daddy every day—especially with that whole fruit snack situation). You are my BOYS and I love you dearly. It’s like wearing my heart on the outside of my body and then trying to protect it while said heart runs into walls and jumps off cliffs . . . I’m probably already gray, I just don’t know about it because my hair stylist keeps letting me dye my hair purple, which brings me to my hair stylist, Jake, thanks dude, for always lying to me about the true color of my hair and constantly giving me a thumbs-up when I ask if blonde is my natural color.

  Beta readers! Kristin (best sister ever), Liza, Jill, I even had Jen and Jessica in on this one and it was so much fun to have all of your feedback. You do realize I only listen to the positive right? HAH kidding, I feel like I listen to negative more than anything because I know it helps me get better, so thank you for your honesty when things didn’t work and for letting me know when a certain scene rocked it! I swear I only went through ten bottles of wine the ENTIRE TIME, just kidding ;)

  It was twelve.

  Moving on . . .

  Jill, you kept me sane, like actually sane, through this release and through the past few ones where I was ready to lose my mind. Thank you for slapping me that one time when I got out of line, kidding. Really though, you treat your authors like gold and do such a great job!

  Rockin’ Readers (best fan group ever because let’s be honest it’s more like family), you guys are so incredible, thank you for your constant support and encouragement.

  Rock Stars of Romance, Lisa, thank you for yet another great tour and release day blitz, I love working with you guys! To other blogs on this tour, ones who messaged me, signed up, who actually read the book and liked it (even those who didn’t), thank you for taking time to actually do it, I know how time consuming it can be and how demanding. I so appreciate it and am so blessed by you guys!

  If you want to stay in contact follow me on Insta @RachVD or you can join my totally awesome group on Facebook, Rachel’s New Rockin’ Readers. To be kept up to date on future releases and all the stuff in between just text MAFIA to 66866 to be added to my newsletter!

  HUGS!

  RVD

  About the Author

  Photo © 2014 Lauren Watson Perry, Perrywinkle Photography

  Whether they’re Regency romance or sexy New Adult fiction, Rachel Van Dyken’s novels have appeared on national bestseller lists, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. She writes—a lot—but makes sure she takes time to enjoy the finer things in life, like strong coffee, watching The Bachelor, and dreaming up hot new hunks.

  Rachel may get way too excited about the little things, but she loves the important things in life too—like living in Idaho with her husband, son, and two boxers. Follow her writing journey at www.RachelVanDykenAuthor.com and www.facebook.com/rachelvandyken.