Kygo & Kim Petras
Dancing On My Own - Robyn
Fallingwater - Maggie Rogers
Say You’ll Be There - Campsite Dream
Bette Davis Eyes - AZTX
I’m a Mess - Ed Sheeran
Cmb (Catch My Breath) - Carl Wockner
This is the Place - Tom Grennan
Freedom - Kygo & Zak Abel
Give It All Away - Sydnee Carter
Denver - Lauren Cook
Waking Up - Parachute
exile (feat. Bon Iver) - Taylor Swift
Simple Things - Alexander Cardinale
Acknowledgments
I know a lot of you have been waiting for Duke’s story for a long time. I have too.
Let me tell you a secret. The beginning of this book had been sitting on my computer for over a year. I knew what I wanted from the story, but these characters had other ideas. They made me wait. They needed time.
I’m so glad I gave them that.
This story is a little bit of light in the darkness. It has the vibe of my older stories with my new style mixed in.
Thank you all so much for following me on this journey. Loving my characters, my family.
To the moon.
I’m so very thankful to have people in my life who nature my chaotic, creative soul.
Taylor. My partner, my best friend, my soulmate. You endure my moods, my ups and downs, my demons. Thank you for keeping me safe. For making me laugh. For letting me cry. For ordering me pizza and wine.
Dad. You can’t read this. Or maybe you can, if heaven has Amazon Prime. But nonetheless, you are the reason I’m here. Because you taught me how to be a badass, how to believe in myself, how to leave my manners on the side of the court when I was playing netball. To be kind. And you’re the reason I have such expensive taste.
Mum. You are my hero. My best friend. I am always so surprised when everyone doesn’t list their mother as one of their best friends. Because not everyone is lucky like me. Thank you for taking my calls, for never judging me for buying shoes that I don’t need, for urging me to get the matching bag. I know what a strong woman looks like because of you.
Polly, Emma, Harriet. My girls. You’re still over on the other side of the world, but you’re always there if I need an opinion on a selfie, or to have some form of breakdown.
Jessica Gadziala. My #sisterqueen. You are the reason I get through many of my writing blocks and general anxieties. You are a selfless friend, a kickass author and an all around queen.
Amo Jones. My ride or die. You tell me when I’m being crazy, you support me no matter what.
Michelle Clay. I am so lucky that you came into my life. You are such a special human. You’re so precious to me. In short, you’re family.
Annette Brignac. I’m so glad my books brought us together. I honestly don’t know where I’d be without you. My books would not be the same. My life would not be the same. Thank you for being you.
Ginny. You are so important to my books. To my life. You know my characters almost as well as you know me. You know when I need a kick up the butt or some kind words. Thank you for being there for me always.
You. The reader. I would not be typing this without you. Without your support. You are the reason I get to live my dream. Why I get to write stories and call it a job. Thank you for making my dreams come true.
About the Author
ANNE MALCOM has been an avid reader since before she can remember, her mother responsible for her love of reading. It started with magical journeys into the world of Hogwarts and Middle Earth, then as she grew up her reading tastes grew with her. Her love of reading doesn’t discriminate, she reads across many genres, although classics like Little Women and Gone with the Wind will hold special places in her heart. She also can’t get enough romance, especially when some possessive alpha males throw their weight around.
One day, in a reading slump, Cade and Gwen’s story came to her and started taking up space in her head until she put their story into words. Now that she has started, it doesn’t look like she’s going to stop anytime soon, with many more characters demanding their story be told as well.
Raised in small town New Zealand, Anne had a truly special childhood, growing up in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. She has backpacked across Europe, ridden camels in the Sahara and eaten her way through Italy, loving every moment. She has settled down with her fiancé, their dogs and happy to be in one place…for a while at least.
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Also by Anne Malcom
The Sons of Templar Series
Making the Cut
Firestorm
Outside the Lines
Out of the Ashes
Beyond the Horizon
Dauntless
Battles of the Broken
Hollow Hearts
Deadline to Damnation
The Unquiet Mind Series
Echoes of Silence
Skeletons of Us
Broken Shelves
Mistake’s Melody
Censored Soul
Greenstone Security
Still Waters
Shield
The Problem With Peace
The Vein Chronicles
Fatal Harmony
Deathless
Faults in Fate
Eternity’s Awakening
Buried Destiny
Standalones
Birds of Paradise
Doyenne