Still holding each other, Nina and Jack staggered off together to her soft bed, the one she cried in and loved in and one day many years from now would probably die in.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
OUR GRATEFUL THANKS TO THE PEOPLE AT POCKET BOOKS/Simon and Schuster who worked with us on this book: Louise Burke, our dedicated publisher; Carolyn Reidy, CEO and advisor; Dahlia Adler; Steve Boldt, meticulous copy editor; Lisa Litwack, art director in charge of the smashing jacket art, and above all, Maggie Crawford, who edited the manuscript with an unerring eye.
At Lowenstein-Yost Associates Inc., we want to thank Nancy Yost, as always, a powerhouse and rock all in one; her indispensible assistant, Natanya Wheeler; and Zoe Fishman, their foreign rights associate, who has been a vocal supporter.
Nita Piper, our dedicated assistant, has helped us with the business side and been a great friend, too.
Andrew Fuller, Steve Parker, and Joseph Ferguson all made valuable suggestions that helped the manuscript, as well as offered encouragement that was much appreciated.
Mary would like further to acknowledge the following people: Brad Snedecor, Doyle Maness, Bill and Ruth Dawson, Pat Spindt, and Jim Nicholas, for their unfailing humor, suggestions, and support; Pell Osborn and Joanna Tamer, who read the book way back when, and took it seriously.
Pam would also like to express appreciation to Michael Fuller, Bruce Engelhardt, Caroleena Epstein, Cindy Chen, Elizabeth Vieira Pittenger, Harry Berger, the folks at Poetry Santa Cruz, and her friends and colleagues at tcp.com, who have been so generous with their time and talent.
And a tip of the hat to Kanani Cherry, who kindly made a charitable donation in order to have her name in our book.
Table of Contents
COVER
ALSO BY PERRI O’SHAUGHNESSY
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
CHAPTER 40
CHAPTER 41
CHAPTER 42
CHAPTER 43
CHAPTER 44
CHAPTER 45
CHAPTER 46
CHAPTER 47
CHAPTER 48
CHAPTER 49
CHAPTER 50
CHAPTER 51
CHAPTER 52
CHAPTER 53
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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