AUTHOR NOTE
THANK YOU for reading one of my books. I love writing, a dream that began when I was a young girl penning short stories with a pen and notepad.
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Thank you madly,
Katherine
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Acknowledgments
This first novel took many tries and a formidable effort spanning ten-plus years (and then five years later and additional editing, I re-released it under the new title, Falling. The previous title was Skyline Higher). Thank you to the following people who supported me in this effort.
My husband Greg, who loved me until I could love myself, is unarguably my biggest supporter in life. He has taught me priceless lessons including how to be mentally strong. I thank you and love you, babe (even if I didn’t dedicate my young adult novel about high school to you).
Many thanks to my mother, Linda Briganti, who not only brought me into this world, but who has been a steadfast supporter of my writing efforts (and faithful proofreader of my editorial columns for years) despite the fact she was petrified to read this particular novel. It’s going to be okay Mom, I promise!
Priscilla Rodd, I thank you for your blunt, fearless editing that ultimately turned this book into something readable, and taught me tons.
Kim Maeda, I can’t thank you enough for reading through this book in its earlier forms and iterations. You’ve been a bestie since junior high school, and I value your support, feedback and generosity.
I also humbly thank other manuscript readers for their feedback including Lynn Trautner (one of my childhood friends—I cherish your friendship still), my good pal Rachel Hally (librarian, reader, writer and beast in the gym—you know I dig you, DCR), and dear friend Amy Hakola (your wit, demeanor and obsession with food are a perfect pairing with my own), plus the handful of young female readers she solicited.
My thanks to members of my writing group: Barbara June Appelgren, Tara Bell, Millie Curtis, and Karen Robbins, who listened to my novel week after week in its near-final form and offered encouragement, suggestions, tears, laughter and dismay, all at the right moments. Congratulations to us for publishing our novels! My thanks also to members of a former writer’s group that met at the Martinsburg Library, who heard an early rendition.
Special thanks to Liz Wilson and her daughter Allyna, the photographer and model, respectively, for the cover of the first iteration of this novel.
Finally, I thank all the friends (and boys!) who permeated my life during high school, for without them, there would be nothing to write about.
Playlist
Every good book has its own soundtrack, and this is mine for Falling.
1. We Go Together (John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John)
2. Falling In Love (The Scorpions)
3. Open Invitation (Santana)
4. Freewill (Rush)
5. Walking On The Moon (The Police)
6. Girls Got Rhythm (AC/DC)
7. Can’t Get Enough (Bad Company)
8. Slow Ride (Foghat)
9. Bottoms Up! (Van Halen)
10. La Grange (ZZ Top)
11. White Lines (Grandmaster and Melle Mel)
12. Baba O’Riley (The Who)
13. Snortin’ Whiskey, Drinkin’ Cocaine (Pat Travers)
14. In The Evening (Led Zeppelin)
15. Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
16. Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne)
17. The Last Time (The Rolling Stones)
18. Don’t Look Back (Boston)
About the Author
Katherine Briganti Cobb was born and raised in California’s San Francisco Bay Area but has lived in the Mid-Atlantic since 1989, where she has written for numerous publications. She won Best Lifestyle Columnist by the West Virginia Press Association for her award-winning editorial column, “It Is What It Is,” and other writing awards from the WVPA in her career. One of her short stories was published in the 2009 Anthology of Appalachian Writers. Cobb writes fiction and nonfiction books. Connect at http://www.katherinecobb.com (sign up for her email list and receive a freebie), Facebook and Instagram.
And yes, she was a cheerleader at Skyline High in Oakland her junior year.
FIFTY, FOUR WAYS
Five star reviews from Chicklit Central, Online Book Club, Elle’s Book Blog and more!
What happens to four middle-aged baseball moms when Fifty Shades of Grey hurtles into their lives? They get hotter than a pack of June brides.
Resolving their hunger is easier said than done—and the four are soon catapulted into assessing their sex lives, desires and satisfaction with their husbands. Kelli feels neglected by her preoccupied spouse. Mel struggles to overcome her issues in the bedroom. Candy suspects her shallow husband is cheating. Lynn wants to take things to a kinkier level but her mate needs convincing.
Will they succeed at fulfilling their own desires, regret disrupting their marriages or learn their unions aren’t as solid as they once believed?
Strong, relatable characters and entertaining predicaments come together in this sexy, empowering ChickLit tour de force!
Recommended for 18 and over.
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