Dear Heart, I Hate You

by J. Sterling

Taylor smiled. “Good.”

  “But one of you better let me borrow some clothes because I didn’t bring anything party-worthy to wear.”

  “You can look through my stuff if you want,” Katherine offered.

  “Thanks,” Kylie said curtly, and headed toward the closet.

  Taylor breathed a sigh of relief. “Plus, Kylie, you can help us look for Kat’s dream guy.”

  “Seriously, Taylor? I forgot all about him.” Katherine tried to sound nonchalant, and hoped she could sell it.

  “Liar.”

  Katherine shot Taylor a look. “It’s totally normal that I can’t stop thinking about him, right? I’m sure I’m perfectly sane.” Katherine rolled her eyes.

  Kylie dropped the skirt she was holding and turned around quickly. “What dream guy?”

  “Can I tell her?” Taylor looked at Katherine for approval.

  Katherine nodded and pretended not to listen as Taylor filled Kylie in.

  “Wow. That’s pretty crazy. And you have no idea who he is?” Kylie looked at Katherine with disbelief.

  Katherine shook her head. “Never seen him before in my life.”

  Acknowledgments

  This book was a labor of love. Literally. It hurt me to write it, to share it, to live through Jules’s journey with her. Each chapter felt like pulling teeth to get the words out of my guts and onto the computer screen.

  It was hard.

  The most difficult story I’ve written to date- if for no reason other than…. life is sometimes really challenging and really, really, hurts.

  I hope that you felt something while you read it. I hope it resonated in some deep part of you and helped you feel less alone. You’re never alone. To hurt is human. To love is human. To want to heal is also human.

  Thank you to my incredible cover designer, Michelle Warren, who continues to blow my mind, cover after cover. She creates so much beauty from a simple image that I find myself constantly impressed by her raw talent. Thank you again for not only being the best in the business, but for being a true friend.

  To my editor, Pam Berehulke, who takes my emotional word vomit and makes it decipherable. You would think that I’d be better at this by now, but clearly I’m not. LOL Thanks for always trying to get me to tone down the F-words; one of these days it might stick, but don’t hold your breath.

  Thank you to the girls who helped me work through this experience (yes, this book was an experience), read an early draft of the story, called to see how I was doing, sent me text messages, checked in on me, or basically made my day by being a part of it: Tray, Becky, CatJacks, Krista Arnold, Brittainy McCane, Jessica McBee, Brina, Jillian Dodd, Tara Sivec, Tarryn Fisher, Claire Contreras, Kyla Linde, Colleen Hoover, and Corinne Michaels.

  Thank you to all of the girls in my Perfect Game Changer group for your general awesomeness. I’m always awed by how good you all are to one another—supportive, helpful, encouraging, and most of all, loving. I am so thankful and proud to be a part of you.

  Last, but never least, The Boy. Blake always gets a thank-you, not only because he threatens me if I don’t (honestly, what’s he going to do to me?!), but because he is my most favorite human on this whole entire planet. Thank you, Blake, for not always understanding what I’m doing, but understanding why I do it.

  Other Books by J. Sterling

  In Dreams

  Chance Encounters

  10 Years Later – A Second Chance Romance

  Heartless

  The Game Series:

  The Perfect Game – Book One

  The Game Changer – Book Two

  The Sweetest Game – Book Three

  The Other Game (Dean Carter) – Book Four

  The Celebrity Series:

  Seeing Stars – Madison & Walker

  Breaking Stars – Paige & Tatum

  Losing Stars – Quinn & Ryson (Coming Fall 2016)

  About the Author

  Jenn Sterling is a Southern California native who loves writing stories from the heart. Every story she tells has pieces of her truth in it, as well as her life experience. She has her bachelor’s degree in Radio/TV/Film and has worked in the entertainment industry the majority of her life.

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