Deadly Little Scandals
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A third person I’d like to give a very special thanks to for this book is Marci Senders, cover designer extraordinaire, who designed not just one but two amazing covers for each book in this series. So much of a book’s success relies on the cover, and I cannot communicate what a constant relief and blessing it is to know that I am in Marci’s capable hands.
I also owe a huge thanks to the rest of the Freeform Books team—particularly Emily Meehan, Seale Ballenger, Christine Saunders, Cassie McGinty, Dina Sherman, Holly Nagel, Maddie Hughes, Elke Villa, Frank Bumbalo, Mary Mudd, and Vanessa Moody—and to my team at Curtis Brown—particularly Sarah Perillo, Ginger Clark, Jonathan Lyons, Sarah Gerton, Maddie Tavis, and Jazmia Young. I’d also like to give a special thank-you to Holly Frederick, who has been my book-to-film agent for twenty books now and has been a more incredible advocate for all of my books than I could say.
Huge thanks also go out to the writing friends who see me through, book after book, especially Rachel Vincent, Ally Carter, and every last BOB. I’m also incredibly grateful to all of the wonderful authors who lent their support to Little White Lies, especially Jennifer L. Armentrout, Brittany Cavallaro, E. Lockhart, Rachel Hawkins, and Katharine McGee for their generous blurbs.
I owe so much to my family. To my mom and dad, who have been known to drive four hours round trip just to lend a helping hand when I am on deadline—THANK YOU. And to my husband, who is a true and incredible partner in every conceivable way: I couldn’t have made it through the past couple of years (or books) without you.
Finally, thank you to every reader who followed me from The Naturals to Little White Lies—and everyone who has discovered me since. I will never get over the awe of knowing that there are people out there reading my words. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
JENNIFER LYNN BARNES has written more than a dozen acclaimed young adult novels, including Little White Lies, The Lovely and the Lost, and the Naturals series: The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, and the e-novella Twelve. A former debutante herself, Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her PhD from Yale University in 2012 and is currently a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma. You can find her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.