

“Obviously then you’re thinking, ‘Wow, this isn’t good’. But I progressed every year. Recalling the time his age group first started playing 11-a-side, Highdale says he was the only sub out of 12 players. He knew that being part of the academy set-up was no guarantee of success, though. His dad was a regular at Anfield and together they had always dreamed of him playing there one day. Liverpool had been a part of Highdale’s life for as long as he could remember. Not that I didn’t care, but I was too focused on, ‘When can I get back fit and when can I get back to footie?’.” “And I didn’t understand the extent of my injuries. Highdale says he did not know how devastating the crash had been. It was April 2008 and while everyone around Highdale - doctors, nurses, surgeons - focused on getting him healthy enough to live as full a life as possible, the 17-year-old saw only one end goal: getting back to playing football for Liverpool. “I went from being the happiest person alive to the next day being at the lowest point of life,” he says. He had a bleed on his brain, serious injuries to his neck, knee and ankle and had to have a kidney removed. Highdale survived, but was in a coma for five days. She loves hearing from her readers.The day after those words were spoken, he was involved in a car crash that left two of his friends dead. She's originally from Wisconsin, but she resides in South Carolina with her significant other, her three sons, their wily dog, a chameleon, and their sassy cats. She is a closet coffee junkie and chocoholic. Kelly's interests include: scary movies, all kinds of art, driving others insane, and sleeping when she can. Her books have foreign translation rights in Germany (where she is a Spiegel Bestseller), the Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, and the Netherlands. She is a former Romance Writers of America® member, where she was an Award of Excellence Finalist. Kelly is a RITA® Finalist, RONE Award-Winner, Catherine Award-Winner, Reader's Choice Finalist, Holt Medallion Finalist, Book Excellence Award Finalist, Amor Book AwardWinner, and landed on the "Must Read" & "10 Best Reads" lists in USA TODAY's Lifestyle section. No one who knows her bats an eyelash when she talks to herself. She gets her ideas from everyone and everything around her and there's always a book playing out in her head. Kelly Moran is an international bestselling author of enchanting ever-afters.
