Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans

by Denise Grover Swank

  Bart Vandemeer looked confused. “Megan told us you name was Jay.”

  “Oh…Josh is my nickname. You can call me Jay or Josh, but I usually go by Josh.”

  “Well, Josh. Welcome to Kansas City.” The older man beamed. “We’re looking forward to getting to know you better.”

  Bart Vandemeer had no idea how much Josh was looking forward to getting to know him too.

  Acknowledgements

  With every book I write, I thank God that I have Angela Polidoro to look over my mess and help me make it into something people want to read. She gets me and trusts that I can send her a big pile of poo in first round edits and send back something semi-wonderful for second line edits. I trust her with my stories and my characters, and that’s huge.

  Many thanks to Shannon Page and her exceptional copyediting. She helps put the extra polish on my words. Much gratitude to Cynthia L. Moyer for her wonderful proofreading, and to Carolina Valedez Miller, a new proofreader for this book. It definitely won’t be her last project with me.

  And many, many thanks to my amazing beta readers for this book—Rhonda Cowsert, Emily Pearson, and Anne Childon. Friends don’t let friends look stupid in print. I swear we need T-shirts.

  The character of Deputy Abbie Lee Hoffstetter was created by reader Tracy Burrows. The attorney Carter Hale was also semi-created by reader Devin Sauter. Reader Wendy Gitschier Eulinger won a contest for creating a character named Anna, but I decided to save her for Thirty-Four and a Half (??) and give her a larger role.

  I am thankful every day for my children who tolerate my insane schedule and don’t resent me for it. I try to carve time whenever and wherever I can for them. As long as they know that I love them to the moon and back, everything else is gravy.

  And to my amazing and wonderful readers—my most sincere thank you. You encourage me to keep going, to keep telling my stories. I’m not shouting in the dark. You hear me.

  About the Author

  New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Denise Grover Swank was born in Kansas City, Missouri and lived in the area until she was nineteen. Then she became a nomadic gypsy, living in five cities, four states and ten houses over the course of ten years before she moved back to her roots. She speaks English and a smattering of Spanish and Chinese which she learned through an intensive Nick Jr. immersion period. Her hobbies include witty Facebook comments (in her own mind) and dancing in her kitchen with her children. (Quite badly if you believe her offspring.) Hidden talents include the gift of justification and the ability to drink massive amounts of caffeine and still fall asleep within two minutes. Her lack of the sense of smell allows her to perform many unspeakable tasks. She has six children and hasn’t lost her sanity. Or so she leads you to believe.

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  Other books by Denise Grover Swank

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  TWENTY-NINE AND A HALF REASONS

  THIRTY AND A HALF EXCUSES

  FALLING TO PIECES (novella)

  THIRTY-ONE AND A HALF REGRETS

  THIRTY-TWO AND A HALF COMPLICATIONS

  THIRTY-THREE AND A HALF SHENANIGANS

  Chosen Series

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  CHOSEN

  HUNTED

  SACRIFICE

  REDEMPTION

  CHOSEN BOX SET (includes the 4 novels above)

  On the Otherside Series

  (Young adult science fiction/romance)

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  The Curse Keepers

  (Adult urban fantasy)

  THE CURSE KEEPERS

  THE CURSE BREAKERS

  THE CURSE DEFIERS

  New Adult Contemporary Romance

  AFTER MATH

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