And back to Nikki Rushbrook, because there is more to be said. You are much more than a beta reader. You are a constant sounding board who has never let me down, never said you didn’t have the time when I needed to talk something out, and has never led me (or my characters) astray. You dubbed Shep the Jackass Whisperer (which he totally is) and helped me push these books to where they should be. Thank you.
To all of my readers. Thank you for going on this journey with me in Mirabelle, Florida. I can’t wait to start another one.
And, lastly, to my dog, Teddy. I adopted him in the middle of writing this book, and his puppy snuggles and sweet face are the best forms of stress relief a girl could ask for. Adopting him was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
About the Author
Shannon Richard grew up in the Florida Panhandle as the baby sister of two overly protective but loving brothers. She was raised by a more than somewhat eccentric mother, a self-proclaimed vocabularist who showed her how to get lost in a book, and a father who passed on his love for coffee and really loud music. She graduated from Florida State University with a BA in English literature and still lives in Tallahassee where she battles everyday life with writing, reading, and a rant every once in a while. OK, so the rants might happen on a regular basis. She’s still waiting for her southern, scruffy, Mr. Darcy, and in the meantime writes love stories to indulge her overactive imagination. Oh, and she’s a pretty big fan of the whimsy.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Chapter One: A Girl Walks Into a Bar
Chapter Two: Freak-Outs, Flightless Birds, and Fortune Cookies
Chapter Three: Unwanted, Unpleasant Business vs. Pleasant Business… Very Pleasant Business
Chapter Four: A Long List of Likes
Chapter Five: A Rather Harsh Reality Check
Chapter Six: Secrets
Chapter Seven: How to Eat Your Feelings
Chapter Eight: You Know What They Say About Assumptions…
Chapter Nine: Pariah vs. Piranha
Chapter Ten: Making Up Is Hard to Do
Chapter Eleven: More People Eating Their Feelings with Pancakes
Chapter Twelve: No Strings Attached
Chapter Thirteen: Chicken Potpie, Fuzzy Fox Slippers, and Fate
Chapter Fourteen: Cupcake Surcharges
Chapter Fifteen: Gold, Diamonds, and Wine Straight Out of the Bottle
Chapter Sixteen: Wine as Currency
Chapter Seventeen: Unsteady
Chapter Eighteen: Getting Down with My Gnomies
Chapter Nineteen: Surprise Yourself
Chapter Twenty: The Death of a Bachelor
Chapter Twenty-One: Fools Rush In
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Grim Truth
Chapter Twenty-Three: When You Find Me
Epilogue: No Better Love
An Excerpt from Undone
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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