Over the weekend I was made aware of a major formatting issue in BY DESIGN. There was some repeating of text early on in the book, as well as chapters 8 and 9 being identical (with no *actual* chapter 9 in the book).
I’m mortified that this happened, of course, but I take full responsibility for not reviewing the files adequately before publishing them. Issues like these should have been caught by ME, and I’m so so sorry if you’ve purchased a copy (both paperback and e-book) that published with these issues.
Today, I ordered new paperback copies of the book, and I’ll be getting them to everyone I know who already ordered a paperback, so they have the corrected version.
***PLEASE reach out to me if you already bought a paperback, and I will make sure you get a replacement free of charge.***
***PLEASE reach out to me if you downloaded an e-book version (free or paid), so I can send you a free replacement in epub format.***
Once again, I’m sorry and this is a lesson for ME to be more thorough in that final read-through, before I hastily upload just to get the damn thing done! I will know better for the future and won’t be lazy about this vital step again.
Below is the full PDF of chapter 9, so if you’ve already been reading BY DESIGN and are wondering what the heck you missed in this vital chapter (spoiler: it’s a lot)… please read on to fill yourself in.
… and then message me to make sure I know that I owe you a replacement copy.
I’m so sorry about this. Thank you for sticking with me, and (hopefully) continuing to read on. When you buy one of my books, you should trust that you’re getting something that’s worth spending your money on… and I will make sure that from this point on, that’s the case.
-Stephanie
STEPHANIE KLINE 