A Fire in Heaven
Surrender to the Dawn
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Acknowledgments
It’s surreal to believe that the guys have found their way to book twelve—and for the Cimarron kids, book four! What a wonderful ride it’s been to bring you these stories.
None of it would have been possible without some incredible readers and their nonstop passion for this world. Some of you have even taken on the heroic call and have become beta readers and advanced editors, helping to weave the labyrinth of these plots before anyone else. I’m beyond grateful to you all: Corinne Akers, Ellie McLove, Jacy Mackin, Kika Medina, Melisande Scott, Riane Holt, Trish Bowers, Val Draze, Victoria Blue…and probably a thousand more! Forgive me if I’ve left someone out. The brain—and heart—are so full!
Special thanks to Tracy Roelle, for putting in the extra time, expertise, and love for the guys.
Scott Saunders: you are the editor from heaven. Thank you for all your insight for each and every word on the page and for taking such good care of the stories from my heart and soul. I cannot begin to convey my thanks for your presence in this journey.
There would be no sassy Caressa/Carey without the one and only original. Carey Sabala, you’re my lifeline to sanity on so many days. Thank you for always picking up the phone!
A writer’s world is a lonely place without the friends who are “sister close.” Gratitude is boundless for those in my world: Jenna Jacob, Victoria Blue, Meredith Wild, JL Drake, Stacey Kennedy, Katana Collins, Julie Kenner, and Shayla Black. Thank you, goddesses, for always being there!
This duet wouldn’t have been possible without the team at Waterhouse Press pushing for it and believing in it. Thank you so much to: Meredith, Jesse, and Jon in executive leadership…Robyn, Haley, Jennifer, and Keli Jo in marketing and the shop…Kurt, Yvonne, and Amber in creatives & tech. You all are so amazing, and I feel so blessed, every day, to work with you!
Last but never least: I love you, my amazing fam! Tom, Fortune (and LaLa and Claire!), you all give me the sustenance I need to do this stuff each and every day! Thank you!
About Angel Payne
USA Today bestselling romance author Angel Payne loves to focus on high-heat romance starring memorable alpha men and the women who love them. She has numerous book series to her credit, including the action-packed Bolt Saga and Honor Bound series, Secrets of Stone series (with Victoria Blue), the intertwined Cimarron and Temptation Court series, the Suited for Sin series, and the Lords of Sin historicals, as well as several standalone titles.
Angel is a native Southern Californian, leading to her love of being in the outdoors, where she often reads and writes.
She still lives in Southern California with her soul-mate husband and beautiful daughter, to whom she is a proud cosplay/culture con mom. Her passions also include whisky tasting, shoe shopping, and travel.
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