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Special thanks to Hayley Stone for being an amazing critique partner and friend. Many other writers and editors assisted me at various stages with encouragement or feedback. I want to thank Naomi Hughes, Bob Stephens, Michelle Hauck, Lora Douglas, Esher Hogan, Margarita Montimore, Laura Heffernan, Anne Lipton, and Jessa Russo.
I want to express my deep appreciation to Curiosity Quills for publishing my book. I’ll never forget the moment I saw the comment from Alisa Gus on my Pitchmas entry: she wanted to see the first few pages of INCONCEIVABLE. The next thing I knew, I had a request for the full manuscript from acquisitions editor Vicki Keire. I can’t thank you enough, Vicki, for seeing the potential of my manuscript and advocating for its publication. I love the vision that Vicki and Alisa have for the romance genre and the fact that it’s big enough to include books like INCONCEIVABLE. I’m exceedingly grateful for my super talented CQ editor, Christina Ferko, who helped me take the manuscript to a whole new level. Christina, you were the perfect editor for this book. Thank you for bringing such a personal touch to your reading and editing of INCONCEIVABLE. I’m forever grateful. I want to also thank Matthew Phillips who designed my book’s gorgeous cover. Alisa Gus said it best: it’s stunning! Many tips of the hat to Eugene Teplitsky, Andrew Buckley, Nikki Tetreault, Clare Dugmore, and the rest of the CQ team who work passionately to put outstanding books in the hands of readers. I appreciate your patience and kindness as we journeyed together to “birth” my book. You’ve made my dream of being a published author a reality! I love being a part of the CQ family, and appreciate my fellow CQ authors who generously share their expertise. You guys are tops!
I must surely thank you, dear reader, for investing your time and dollars in this story. In purchasing this book, you’re a part of changing other people’s stories: I’m donating half the royalties from INCONCEIVABLE to Baby Quest and Half the Sky Foundation. Pamela Hirsch brings such passion to her work with Baby Quest, an organization that helps infertile couples afford medical procedures in their pursuit of parenthood. I applaud you, Pamela, for your dedication and hard work. And thanks for being so enthusiastic about my book from the first moment I reached out to you. The other organization that’s receiving support is Half the Sky Foundation. Its sole purpose is to improve the lives of orphans in China.
Finally, I thank God for giving me a story and the courage to tell it.
The best compliment Tegan Wren ever received came from her sixth grade teacher: “You always have a book in your hand!”
Guided by her love of the creative process, Tegan grew up acting in theatre productions and writing poetry, short stories, and plays. She turned her eye to writing about real life when she worked as a journalist, producing reports for various radio and television stations in medium and large markets in the Midwest and also filing some stories for a major national news network. She spent several years writing online content, which ranged from creating descriptions of toilets for a retail website to composing a blog post about visiting Maui.
She’s had the opportunity to travel overseas, and uses those adventures to inform her writing. She also draws inspiration from her own struggles and life experiences. Tegan and her husband, Patrick, experienced infertility for five years before becoming parents through adoption.
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Appetizer:
Book Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Main Course:
Part I
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Part II
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Part III
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six
Chapter Fifty-Seven
John's Epilogue
Dessert:
Acknowledgements
Closing
About the Author
Copyright & Publisher
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