To my family—Mom, Dad, Mick, Todd, and of course, my big sister, Lisa—thank you for always standing by my side. To my three best friends—Tracy, Naomi, Mark—thanks for being so supportive. (Mark, I mean that literally to you and David.) More thanks goes to Cristin Moran, Corey D. Wells, Dan Wells, Rod Pineda, Amy Shapiro, Sam Jacobs, Scott Woldman, Julie Wulf, and of course, Chrissy Blumenthal, for being a fabulous mentor.
I’d also like to thank the glorious Alison Callahan, Jeanette Perez, and everyone at HarperCollins, as well as the magnificent Linda Evans, Kate Marshall, and everyone at Transworld. To everyone at RLR, especially my agent Jennifer Unter, thanks for your input, insight, and friendship. More thanks goes to Jordan Bayer and everyone at Original Artists for always having faith in me.
A funny endnote . . . while writing this book my sister, editor and agent all had beautiful babies. Sex, sex, sex—it can be blood-tingling and hair-raising, or lackluster and lifeless. But when done with the right person at the right time, it can give you the greatest gift in the world!