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  RandommessagesdeliveringasoberingprophecyplagueAspen'sexistence.Withevery curiousencounter,hersanityfurtherwavers.Beforelong,Aspenfindsherselfbalancingthefate ofhumanityonhershoulders,untilasingleactturnsherworldupsidedown.Shefindsherself alone,isolatedfromthoseshethoughtshecouldtrust.

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  I'msoovertalkingaboutmyselfandmyfoiblesthatIthoughtIwould talkaboutyou,thefans,andhowmuchyourquirkinessmatterstome (andallthefunlittlethingsI'vepickedupaboutyouallasI'vegottento knowyou).Thisshouldbegood...

  Amberfansareararebreed.They'retheonesthatignoreall importantdutieswhentheyhaveagreatbookinhand.Theyhavea penchantforsarcasm,withoutwhichmybookswouldbeutterlyloston them.Theyunderstandcomedictiming,whichissorelyunderratedthese days.Made-upwordsdonotgoovertheirheads.Termslikeclusterfuck, creeptastic,andshenaniganerymakecompletesensetothem.Theydon't shyawayfromagoodbloodbathbutcanalsoappreciatearomantic glance,atenderexpression,orthefactthatlovedoesn'thavetoequalsex (thoughsometimesit'sREALLYnicewhenitdoes).Lastly,they'rejusta littleoff,andImeanthatinthebestwaypossible.Whowants streamlinedandboring?Notme...givemethecrazy,off-color,closet-case-freak-flag-wavingkidsanydayoftheweek.Theyneverdisappoint.

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  Acknowledgments

  Asalways,therearesomanypeopletothankforthecompletionofthis novel.Ratherthangushing,I'mjustgoingtolistthemoffinnoparticular order.They'reallprettyawesome;noneedtorankthem.

  AhugethankstoJenniferRyan(editor),JamieRosen(cover designer),JenKrom,KristyBronner,ErynBagley,VirginiaNicholas, JenaGregoire,GinnyLurcock,andKristyAtkinson.Myhusbandandall aroundamazingguy,Bryan,getsashoutoutfordoingtheworkIjust can'tbebotheredtodo.Withoutyou,thesebookswouldliterallynever makeittoAmazon.Andlastbutnotleast,ShannonMortongetsa particularlylargethankyouforbeingthevoiceofreasonwhenIcan'tsee anythingclearlyandcallbabblingaboutstorylinesthataren'tmaking senseandcharactersthatwon'tbehave.Youneverlaughatmeordoubt myabilitytogetpastthehurdleinfrontofme.I'mnotsureIwouldhave madeitthroughthisbookwithoutyou.

  Document Outline

  Contents

  Cover

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  Copyright

  More by ALN

  Dedication

  Prologue

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  Epilogue

  Connect with ALN

  Next in the Series

  Tempted by Evil

  About the Author

  Acknowledgments