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Additionally, there’s super editor Lindsey Rose! I still pinch myself on the regular that Lindsey loved my pages of Mr. Right-Swipe enough to take a chance on me and make my debut novel—my dream of being a published author—a reality. I realize and appreciate how lucky I am to have such a talented and supportive editor in my corner, and I’m nothing but grateful to be able to work with her. She has done an amazing job of helping me bring out the best in my plots, my characters, and I can’t thank her enough for all her hard work and support. You’re the best, Lindsey!
In addition to Lindsey, I am thrilled to have a brilliant group of folks at Grand Central behind me and my books. Jordan Rubinstein and Tiffany Sanchez, your creativity and wonderful hustle in helping me find awesome ways to reach audiences and eyeballs has been amazing! As well, I’d like to thank the rest of the GC crew who have worked on making SAB the best it can be! This especially includes Nidhi Pugalia, Morgan Swift, Nicole Bond, Lisa Forde, Beth deGuzman, Jennifer Tordy, Nancy Wiese, Abby Reilly, Joan Matthews, and Yasmin Mathew. You are all amazing!
Another remarkable group would be my writing pals—some of whom have been around since the very beginning, some of whom I’ve met along the way, all of whom are very special people who put up with my crap and who inspire me on a daily basis. Renée Ahdieh, Sarah Nicole Lemon, Sarah Henning, Joy Callaway, and Chuck Sambuchino, thank you all for your help, your guidance, your ideas, your support, and most of all, your friendship! (I’d also like to give a special shout-out to Jared Lemon, who, together with his wife, gave me some awesome D.C. location info! Thanks, Lemons!)
Likewise, I would like to show my gratitude to a few non-writers who are there for me (sometimes daily), despite living hundreds of miles away. Suzi Westerfield, Lauren DiMattia, and Sarah Chocholous, thank you all so much for caring, for listening, for being encouraging—and for letting me talk through plot points even when I’m just rambling and you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about. Love and miss you!!!!!!
And, of course, no amount of dedications or acknowledgment mentions will ever express just how much I owe my parents, Jane and Rick Gerald. You’re the reason I’m still kickin’, your love inspires me every day, and I can’t imagine any of this without you. Love you lots!
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About the Author
Although she’s originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and has spent the most time there, Ricki has also lived in Georgia and Virginia. (She promises she’s not a drifter, though.) In addition to writing, she has molded the minds of tweens and teens as a middle school and high school teacher in both the CLE and the ATL—and she also spent a year teaching writing and communications at the college level. She’s back in Atlanta now, and she owns the cutest beagle ever (Molly).
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Mr. Right-Swipe
Praise for Ricki Schultz
and Mr. Right-Swipe
“This book gave me my absolute favorite feeling: laughing out loud alone in a room, chased immediately by the swoons. Nick is my new book boyfriend. But even better? Rae is my new best friend. MR. RIGHT-SWIPE is exactly the book I needed.”
—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author
of the BEAUTIFUL BASTARD series
“Ricki Schultz’s relatable novel will have readers LOLing.”
—US Weekly
“Breezy, brazen. A fun beach read.”
—Seattle Times
“Schultz’s book is a delightful tale which highlights the modern struggle of finding love when you’re single. With an easy writing style and language that would fit in with any group of millennial women, it’s a greatly relatable story. For a fun read that feels like an adventure in everyday life more than it does a book, this comes highly recommended.”
—RT Book Reviews (FOUR STARS)
“In her hilarious debut, Atlanta-based writer Ricki Schultz delivered a relatable tale of the horrors and triumphs of online dating.…[With] sharp, insightful humor, the book is riotous summer fun.”
—The Red & Black
“This is my first time reading a Ricki Schultz novel and I know it will not be my last. Her witty sarcasm and fun characters in MR. RIGHT-SWIPE have created a forever fan in me and I will be looking for more.”
—The Book Quarry
“If you’re looking for something light, funny, and an all-around good book, this one will not disappoint!”
—The Lovely Books
“Schultz is a kindred spirit…I could be here all day including excerpts from this book detailing what I mean but, honestly, you just have to read it. It’s hilarious.”
—Bell of the Literati
“This is a fantastic debut. If you want an easy, beach read that will have you laughing, I’d say this book is for you.”
—Where The Reader Grows
“Rae is a Heroine Who Keeps It Real…She’s blunt, she’s sarcastic, she’s honest. You’ll want to be her best friend.…A brilliantly funny debut novel about a 21st century girl searching for her happily ever after.”
—Bustle