Текст книги "Never Say Never"
Автор книги: Emily Goodwin
сообщить о нарушении
Текущая страница: 20 (всего у книги 20 страниц)
Acknowledgements
This book was written in a whirlwind of emotion. The story had been in my head for months, but I hesitated on writing it because I wasn’t sure how people would like a book like this. So I put this off and wrote something else. A month before edits were due to the editor, I knew I couldn’t put this off any longer, and I wrote the entire book in twenty-seven days. While newly pregnant and chasing my toddler around. I did most of my writing at night, after the kid went to bed.
The book is emotional with the issues it deals with, but the topic of rescuing horses is near and dear to my heart. Haley’s horse Shakespeare is based off of my real life horse, Mystery, who I rescued when I was sixteen years old. He’s a registered Arabian who had been someone’s show horse for years until the owner decided she didn’t want him anymore. He was leaving for the slaughter auction the day before I got him. It was a pure luck, one of those a friend of a friend of a friend knew about this horse kind of things, and they knew I was in the market for a new 4H horse.
Over ten years later, and I remember going to see him perfectly clear. He was covered in mud and cantered in circles in the pasture. I couldn’t get him to stop, so I pretended like I wanted him to run around like a crazy horse. Anything to make him mine. There was just something about him that was special.
And he is special. That horse has taught me so much, from patience to perseverance, to knowing that sometimes the loudest message is the one where we don’t say anything at all.
I hope this book impacts you like it did me. To show you that kindness matters, that doing the right thing isn’t always easy, but is what you should do no matter what, and that life can change in an instant and you should never take anything for granted.
Now, for how short of a time this was written, I have a few people to thank. Lori and Erin, thank you for reading it super fast and helping me tweak it into perfection. Thank you Murphy for putting the finishing touches on everything and making it the best it can be. Thank you to Julie, my agent, for believing in this book as much as I do, and thank you to Claire Riley for helping me with Aiden’t British charm.
Thank you to my husband, mother in law, grandmother and mom for watching the tot during the day so I could get some work done during normal waking hours.
Thank you to my beta readers for getting super fast feedback to me, and for loving the story as much as I did.
And thank you for reading the book all the way through. I hope the story makes you feel.
Stalk me:
www.emilygoodwinbooks.com
www.facebook.com/emilygoodwinbooks
Instagram: emilygoodwinauthor
About the Author
Emily Goodwin is the author of the twice banned dark romance, STAY, as well as over a dozen other titles. She writes all types of romance, from love stories set in the zombie apocalypse to contemporary romances taking place on a western horse ranch. Emily lives in Indiana with her husband, children, and many pets, including a German Shepherd named Vader. When she isn't writing, Emily can be found riding her horses, designing and making costumes, and sitting outside with a good book.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
