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Author’s Note

Assyria had a lot of healing to do before she could be with Rokath. The scars of domestic violence do not fade immediately after leaving the situation. But reclaiming our power and purpose eases some of those wounds.

Guilt weighs just as heavily. Rokath placed tremendous blame on himself for Thast’s death. The pressure he faces as the leader of the Demon Army is immeasurable with how many lives are on the line. He never gave anyone a chance to share that burden with him until the Fates forced Assyria and him together.

Both struggled to trust that anyone else can take care of them.

Grief too takes time to heal. From all the losses Assyria faced to the massive impact Thast’s death had on Rokath, those scars can linger longest of all.

This story came to me at a time when I needed it most. Through it, I healed bits of my own grief over the loss of Mama Lehotzky, with whom I was extremely close.

As she was dying, I poured all my anger, sorrow, and pain into Assyria and Rokath’s story. But that was not the only stress I was experiencing at the time. Every word I wrote was a conduit for my own frustrations of feeling unheard and unseen. For someone who has experienced tremendous abuse, losing your voice or feeling like it’s not safe to trust anyone to take care of you takes a massive toll. Through them, I had a voice. Through them, I changed the ending of the story.

I can’t wait for you to read Horns of Wicked Ebony and see just how much more they grow together.

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Acknowledgments

First and foremost, thank YOU for reading Eyes of Devious Burgundy. Readers like you are why I write these heart wrenching, emotional rides of stories. I hope you cried at least once and screamed more than that.

To my Betas—Courtney, Alex, Sierra, Thea—thank you for your invaluable feedback and helping me shape this masterpiece. I’m beyond lucky to call you all my friends too.

To my ARC readers & bookish creators—thank you for going feral for Eyes of Devious Burgundy and plastering the book world with it! Word of mouth recommendations do so much, and especially as an indie author, I appreciate every time you tell someone about my books.

To Amarah and Sam—I literally couldn’t survive without you. Thank you for all the feedback on Eyes, all the laughs, all the sanity checks.

To Kristina—I’m so glad you let me bully you into working for me. You know how hard it is for me to trust and let go, and you don’t hold that against me. You are so on top of everything, and it makes me sleep better at night knowing you’re in my corner. Also, I’m not sorry for making you cry over Izgath on the first read through.

To my author friends and group chats—S7, WBF, HL, Logan, Emily, Rachel, Lauren, Ella, and so many others, I love being coworkers with you. Thanks for all the helpful advice and support when times get tough.

To friends & friends that are like family—thank you for all the support. Whether you’re sending me memes on IG or checking in on me when you haven’t heard from me in a while, I appreciate you!

To Beholden Book Covers—thank you for another INCREDIBLE design. Seriously, each one is better than the last. Thank you for understanding me and my vision perfectly time and time again. And thank you for your friendship! I love our voice notes back and forth about random stuff every day.

To my fated mate—Andrew, I hope you’re happy I finally made one MMC look like you. Not like you’ll ever read this. But now you can’t say I haven’t! Thank you for supporting my dreams, always. I can’t wait to bring you home so you can work with (for) me.

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About the Author

Lacey Lehotzky is an international bestselling author, photographer, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu enthusiast. She is most often found with her nose in a book when she isn’t training to be a fighter like her main characters. Lacey has her best ideas while traveling, where she finds inspiration for people and places in her books. She especially loves exploring the darker side of life, writing characters with deep flaws and even deeper trauma while ripping her reader's hearts out and leaving them begging for more.

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