Thank you yet again to my amazing team at Dystel & Goderich. I feel so much support for what I do from everyone I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with there. Special thanks to my agent, Jane Dystel, and my foreign-rights agent, Lauren Abramo, who are tireless in their efforts on my behalf. You two are Wonder Women.
One of my favorite contemporary quotes is from author Stephen Chbosky: “We accept the love we think we deserve.” (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 1999.) Dear everyone who is accepting love that is less than you deserve: Let go now. Don't wait until circumstances align. Don't wait until you're less scared, less weak, less flawed. Be afraid. Be fragile. Be imperfect. Respect yourself as you are and demand that same level of esteem from those you choose to give your heart to, because you are worthy of it right now. Please don't be afraid to be alone, because you'll discover just how strong you really are and you'll fall in love with yourself again. Create a divine void that can be filled by the love you really do deserve and nothing less.
About the Author
I'm a hopeful romantic who adores novels with happy endings, because there are enough sad endings in real life. Before writing full time, I was an undergraduate academic advisor, economics tutor, planetarium office manager, radiology call center rep, and the palest person to ever work at a tanning salon. I married my high school sweetheart, and I'm Mom to three adult kids and four very immature cats.