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Dedication

On January 30, 2013, I was admitted to the hospital after a prenatal visit. My obstetrician said my cervix was dilated, and I would have the baby in a few hours, which was wonderful news to hear, but her timing was off. You see, I promised my readers Kismet 3 would be released under my indie publishing house, Conglomerate Ink, on the 31st, and after making them wait years for it, I had every intention of keeping my word. The only problem was, how do you self-publish a book while in labor? It hadn’t been typeset for e-book nor paperback because I was under the impression that I had at least another week before my baby was due to arrive.

Almost instantly, the contractions started kicking my butt as I began typesetting from my hospital bed. Once a ten-minute drip of pain medicine became my best friend, I passed out, only to be woken up by my doctor, informing that my daughter’s heart was in distress, and they would induce me to push her out, or it would be off to emergency surgery I go. At 6:00 a.m. on January 31, 2013, after pushing for about... well, two minutes, which felt like the longest two minutes of my life, my beautiful daughter, Qui’Layah Chrisette, was born, and with her in my arms less than two hours after her birth, I originally self-published this book from my hospital bed as my readers congratulated the births of both of my babies on social media platforms.

With love in mind, I dedicate this book to my daughter and the beautiful experiences that came along with her birth. I pray she doesn’t read this series until she’s legally old enough to drink and that she doesn’t mirror anyone in this book nor fall in love with anyone similar to these characters. I love you, Qui’Layah Chrisette, and this book I dedicate to you.