Dance With Me: End Notes and Thank Yous

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Thank you to everyone who read this fic all the way through. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I'm happy I could share a bit of my world with you.

Thank you to my husband, as always, for everything he is and does for me.

Thank you to my reviewers:

Angel of 513 - Becca86 - Black Juju - bliss - blugirl468 - catwwomen47 - ChibiFrubaGirl - Crazydrawinggirl - DarknessInTheValley - emeraldeyes1029 - Evil Genius of the COCA - Kagome1514 - Kai Sakamoto - Katnoelle - Kolie - Laura - Legolas19 - Menoumarus1grl - Moonshine's Guide - .O - Prozacfairy - shrouded-obsession - shushu - Sora's Kairi - Tracyj16 - Xx3llaxX

I love hearing your comments and talking back and forth with you. You guys really make me feel special.

And finally, thank you to a certain old, close-minded priest who shall remain nameless. If it weren't for him telling me to my face that I was a terrible person and that I was going to destroy the life of the precious Catholic boy I wanted to marry, if it weren't for him saying he would never marry us because we were doomed to fail, I would never have sat down and tried to figure out just what I believed in regards to God, Christ, and the various churches. And if I had never done that, Amazing Grace would not have been written. So thank you, Father. Your blind hatred and ugliness actually created something beautiful in my life.

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Now, a word concerning Amazing Grace. A few of you have expressed interest in reading the book. I am thrilled to hear it, but I thought you were due a warning first. The book is not as happy-fluffy as this fic. Yes, I know, how can I say that when one of the main characters nearly died? The key word there is "nearly". Hopefully that's all I need to say.

Amazing Grace is my personal exploration of what it would be like to be an ordinary person saddled with the burdens and responsibilities of Christ. It is violent and sad, but in the end (I feel) uplifting and spiritual. It should be read with a box of tissues nearby (advice from a friend who read it on a plane and actually had people ask her if she was okay).

It is also a sequel which means you should either read Auch das Schone first or, if you don't have the time/money/inclination to read the first book, email me and I'll send you a summary I put together a while back that will give you the information you need to understand the second book. Also if you'd like, I can send you a list of the music referenced in the book. I already mentioned "The Lupine" but there are about a half-dozen others that either appear as plot points or as mood music that I had in my head when I wrote the scene.

Both of my books are available as ebooks on Fictionwise for $5 each, or you can get paperbacks from me or from Amazon/B&N. Borders has also been known to order copies if you go bug them enough. Of course I'd prefer people buy books from me, but I know that's not always the best/easiest way to do things.

If you do read either of my books, please let me know what you think. They're a big part of my life, and I never tire of talking about them.

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And now I shall disappear for a while. I'll be back eventually, so don't be too sad. You can always PM/email me to say hi or go over to my LJ account.

Fai te s'tin chen phfolabai an yela v'chan, n te s'nai phfoven varesh yela xula.

- Karai