Close Quarters was unlike anything I’d ever written before, and when it came to yacht life, I had a lot to learn. So, I want to give a special shout out to Jack and Becky Hamm, who provided invaluable knowledge and resources to help me get this right. Thank you for sharing your stories and listening to me yack about all the ideas I had. I appreciate your patience and love more than you know!
It takes a team to make a book come to life and really shine. Thank you to my amazing alpha, beta, and Charlie readers. I literally could not do this without you. Kellee Fabre, Trish QUEEN MINTNESS, Sarah Green, Zainab M., Carly Wilson, Dee Lagasse, Becky Hamm, Maggie Ehrgott, and Sasha Erramouspe – without your valuable feedback, this book would be trash. So, thanks for making it smell better.
Tina Stokes, thank you for being the world’s best PA and the most loving, caring, amazing friend. I’m so lucky to have you in my corner.
A giant thank you to Elaine York of Allusion Graphics for editing and polishing up this bad boy. I love that you always work with my crazy timelines, embrace my hair-brained ideas, and even leave me sweet little love notes in the middle of all your critique. You’re such a light. Love you.
Valentine PR, your team constantly amazes me with their attention to detail and out-of-the-box thinking. Thank you for being amazing.
If you bought this book because of the cover, then you’ll have to join me in thanking the incredibly talented Lauren Perry of Perrywinkle Photography. I’m so fortunate to work with her to bring my characters to life, and this shoot was one of my all time favorites she’s ever done for me. Thank you, Lauren, for working your magic!
There are so many people who likely would have never even HEARD of me or this book without the love and support of our blogger community. Thank you to each and every single one of you who shared the cover reveal, teasers, read an ARC and blasted on release day. You are the heartbeat of this community and I appreciate you more than you know.
A special shout out goes to my group on Facebook, Kandiland, where I feel like I can truly be my weird self. Thank you for always encouraging me and being just as excited as I am about new projects. Oh, and for not judging me when I told y’all I was obsessed with Theo Whitman… a character I created… so therefore, myself? That’s real love.
Finally, thank YOU, reader who even read through the acknowledgements. You’re awesome. You had a million choices when it came time to pick a book to read, and you picked mine. It is because of you that I am able to live a life I’ve always wanted, sharing words with others across the world. I hope we can do it for many years to come.
Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.
An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.
When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys live music, traveling, hiking, anything heavy in carbs, beach days, movie marathons, craft beer and sweet wine — not necessarily in that order.
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