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To AJ, my associate editor, consultant, and beloved battle buddy. AJ has a Bachelors in Communication-Journalism. He served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and over twenty-four years in the United States armed forces. Thank you for your leadership, friendship and willingness to allow me ugly moments of frustration. I’m grateful you never gave up, never surrendered and taught me to follow suit when I wanted to throw this manuscript in the trash and never look back.
To my children. You better not be reading this until you’re adults, but each of you pushed me to never give up. You’ve pressed me forward knowing I wasn’t writing for children’s eyes. You loved me for me, the sloppy, clumsy, imperfect woman who felt she never measured up to other mothers, but in your hearts surpassed them all as I unknowingly brought you peace with the sounds of my fingers on the keyboard; music in the background, chores completed while having living room dance parties, family meetings around the dinner table. You allow normalcy to bless you. In turn, you bless me far beyond this and anything I write. This series was a personal goal, but YOU are the dream and my most valued treasure. My quiver is full.
About the Author
Lynessa is an award winning author and professional book formatter. Though she builds worlds like a fantasy author, she prefers settings you can visit with characters you could know.
She has a passion for high strangeness, true crime, fringe, unraveling mysteries, and solving puzzles. Life has taught her to never take anyone or anything at face value. She enjoys research and investigation along with delving into deep topics with her retired crime-fighting hubby.
She is a military wife and homeschools her children deep in the heart of Texas where she was born and raised.
When she’s not writing, she is best known for hosting and organizing TropiCon Book Expo & Writing Convention.
Lynessa Layne, Nightshade
