To my family—Mom, Dad, Mick, Todd, and of course, my big sister, Lisa—thank you for always standing by my side. When telling my mother about this book, she reluctantly asked, “This one’s fiction, isn’t it?” To answer her question and anyone else who may be wondering the same thing, “Yes, it’s fiction!”
To my three best friends—Tracy, Naomi, and Mark—thanks for being so supportive. (Mark, I mean that literally to you and David.) Having the three of you in my life makes me a better person. (Imagine how far in the gutter my brain would be without you.) More thanks goes to Scott E., Cristin M., Patty C., Amy, Sam, and Dan. I’d also like to thank Chrissy for being a fabulous mentor—you and Jason have taught me so much, and I will forever be indebted to you both.
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 having faith in me.
I’d like to thank everyone at HarperCollins, especially my editor, Alison Callahan. Thank you, thank you, thank you and I’m sorry, sorry, sorry—you know why. I’d also like to thank the glorious Linda Evans and everyone at Transworld. To Laura Sherlock and Bradley, Tracy and I hope to visit the “Tap Shap” with you both again soon.
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!