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The Blood Traitor (The Prison Healer #3)(108)
Author: Lynette Noni

But despite how delighted I am with how The Blood Traitor turned out, there were moments in the process that were so awful, I genuinely considered never writing another word again. (I’m not kidding—in my lowest points, I actually started researching new career paths.) Maybe it’s because it took everything from me. That sounds so dramatic, but it’s true. I gave every part of myself to this book/series while dealing with some really, really horrible personal and professional complications. Because of that, it’s almost like it’s even more precious to me, since, like Kiva, I survived. But I can say with certainty that I would not have done so without some very special people holding my hands through it all.

First off, I need to thank God for—quite literally—keeping me alive and (somewhat) sane during the craziness of this book/series. I also want to thank my family for doing what they could to help me, like offering beach walks and nephew cuddles, but mostly for always being there for me and telling me everything would be all right, even when it didn’t feel that way. And to my friends: Letitia Peffer, Mellie Humphreys-Bos, Jackie Davison, Lucy Orkild, Renee Chopping, Rachel Griffiths, and Kylie Trendell—thank you for being my prayer warriors and always giving me encouragement when I needed it most. It meant (and still means) more than I can say.

I’ve been blessed with some incredible publishers all around the globe, but I’d like to offer special thanks to my editors Emilia Rhodes at Clarion Teen and Zoe Walton at PRH Australia, along with the entire US and ANZ teams, for championing this series from the very beginning. Also, to my publicists, John Sellers and Tina Gumnior, thank you for all that you do! And of course, a huge thank-you to my UK editor, Molly Powell, and publicist, Kate Keehan—and the entire team at Hodder—for being the best people ever. Thanks also to Kristin Nelson for jumping in to take care of these books, and to the fabulous Jenny Meyer and Heidi Gall for continuing to wow me with all your foreign rights magic! To the publishing teams in the Netherlands (De Boekerij), Brazil (Intrínseca), Italy (Sperling & Kupfer), Croatia (Znanje), Hungary (Maxim), Germany (Loewe Verlag), Russia (Eksmo), Czech Republic (Albatros/Fragment), and France (Hachette Romans) — I can’t wait to see all your gorgeous translations!

I’m so fortunate to have wonderful author friends who will always deserve to have me screaming at the top of my lungs about how much I love them. To Jessica Townsend, thank you for our weekly beach walks (which are rarely actually weekly) and all the candid and entertaining conversations. You’re the voice I need in my ear reminding me that it’s okay to be human (despite you failing to listen to your own wisdom), and I’m so grateful for you. And to Sarah J. Maas, thank you for letting me ugly-cry to you over Skype when my world felt like it was falling apart. I’m still mortified, but also so grateful and honored to call you my friend. I’d also like to thank YA superstars Alexandra Bracken, Adalyn Grace, Stephanie Garber, and Brigid Kemmerer, all of whom I barely know and yet you have been so lovely and quick to offer advice and kindness, especially during the new(ish) online pandemic world. I so hope to meet you all in person one day, but until then, thank you for being so nice to this random Aussie author!

Before the music starts playing and I get kicked out of writing my own acknowledgments, I want to say a huge thank-you to Bridey Morris for being one of the earliest readers of this book and helping me uncurl from my hyperventilating ball with your assurances that it doesn’t suck; to Alison Elzayed for your insightful eyes on the campfire scene (among others) and for forgiving my goldfish memory when I failed to acknowledge you in TPH and TGC (*hides face*); and to Ava Tusek for the screaming-caps DMs that never fail to make me laugh, and your heartwarming response to this book in particular. You’re all amazing.

Last but definitely not least, I want to thank every single person who has ever read any of my books, and especially this series. I mentioned earlier that when I was in my darkest place, things were so bad that I considered never writing again. I’m happy to report that’s no longer the case, partly because I love writing too much to ever truly give it up, but also largely because of you. You’re the reason I get to do what I do—and keep doing it—and for that, I’m eternally grateful. Thank you for shouting about my books over social media and sharing your love for my stories and characters with other readers—it honestly means the world to me. Worlds, even. I hope you’ll come with me on my next writing adventure, wherever it may lead. But for now?

Well, I think Jaren said it best:

Now, we dream.

About the Author

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Australian author LYNETTE NONI studied journalism, academic writing, and human behavior at university before venturing into the world of fiction. She is now a full-time writer and the #1 bestselling and award-winning author of The Medoran Chronicles, the Whisper duology, and the Prison Healer series.

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Books by Lynette Noni

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THE BLOOD TRAITOR. Copyright © 2022 by Lynette Noni. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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Digital Edition JUNE 2022 ISBN: 978-0-35-843637-9

Print ISBN: 978-0-35-843460-3

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