I ease up on her. “We will, Mom. I’ll call you. Love you.”
I hop in the car with Dan, he turns on the heated seats, and we’re off.
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Acknowledgments
Thanks to the entire Entangled crew. Thanks to Heather Howland for liking Dan enough to want to hear more of his crazy. Thanks to Stacy Abrams for her wisdom and patience, especially the patience. Thanks to my agent, Jenny Bent, for taking me on and for being all-around awesome.
Thanks to my family for all the advice and for putting up with me during the process. Mom, thanks for cooking for me when I was feeling down and always being there to listen to me rant. Brian, thanks for the same reason. Caleb, thanks for never letting me go without seeing actual people for too long.
Thanks to Stefanie Gaither, who is the best JHFP critique partner, but an even better friend. Thanks to Kayti McGee for the midnight chats and the constant encouragement. Thanks to Ashley Fuller for having beautiful hair and for being awesomely noir. Thanks to Lauralin Paige and Bethany Hagan for that great reading in Savannah; it really helped me see things in a new way. Thanks to Melinda Beatty, Nicole Zoltack, HE Griffin, Amber Tuscan-Clites, Melanie Harlow, and Gennifer Albin for being such lovely retreat buddies.
A huge thank-you to the fans of The Summer I Became a Nerd. Your frequent emails, tweets, and other posts got me through so many hard days. This book would never have happened without you guys.
Thanks to my sons, Tommy and Lucas, for the constant reminders to “do work” and the always available cuddles.
Finally, thank you to my husband, Shane Miller. You never let me give up, you were always there with a pep talk, and you listened to me babble even when you’d heard it all before. I’m the luckiest wife in the world, basically. I love you.
About the Author
Born and raised in Northern Louisiana, Leah Rae Miller lives on a windy hill with her husband and kids. She loves comic books, lava lamps, fuzzy socks, trivia games, crocheting, Cherry Coke, and Harry Potter. She spends most of her days reading things she likes and writing things she hopes other people will like.
www.leahraemiller.com
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