Kiss & Sell (31 page)

I CAN’T EVEN
begin to thank everyone who has helped to bring this book to life. But I’m going to try anyway.

First, I have to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported me during my fan-funding campaign. Publishing a book takes money and without your generous donations,
Kiss & Sell
wouldn’t be available to the world at large today. So hugs and Kisses to (in no particular order): Kate Chapman, rusty Hendrix, ajiamarie, rose Kahn, MadHatter007, Katherine Pocock, Peridotangel, Ivette Barrera, Bella Donatella, Rhonda lane, Rebecca Barfield, Alys Arden, Samantha, Pam, Kallie27, Jake Van der Ark, Adam stewart, Mary eustace, Anne Langer, Diane Geragotelis, Seema Lakhani, Candice Faktor, Allen Lau.

Everyone at Wattpad: you have been there from the beginning, have always supported me and my books. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping make author’s dreams come true.

Every author has a dream team and I couldn’t exist without mine: Big thanks to Kevan at the Marsal Lyon Agency, Taryn at the Taryn Fagerness Agency, Brandy at Gersh, Deb at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, Sam, Sandy and Anna at Media Maison, and everyone at Simon & Schuster.

Thank you to my good friend, Coffee—without you, I wouldn’t be able to churn out my books in six weeks. And my stomach thanks Denise at Pips Place
NYC for supplying me with all the sugar I need to remain happy through re-writes and slow writing days. And so much gratitude to the other creative people (writers, actors, singers, directors, producers) who remind me that failure and road blocks are normal, and that rejection and difficulties are just a part of the process. Thank you for inspiring me.

To my friends and family, who keep me sane, centered and happy. I love you all. Every part of my success is because of you. Thank you for believing in me, when I couldn’t believe in myself. You know who you are (but I also know you like seeing your names in print): Mom, Dad, Jacey, Amy, Cody, Cash, Andrea, Price, Ryan, Katy, Chelle, Maya, Tammy, Amanda, Kate, Jess, Zach, Courtney, Mary, Colleen, Siena, Schuman, Darcey, Amanda Havard, Calvin Reid, Lady Dawn, Aunt Denise, Auntie Anne, Becky, all my Friday the 13
^th
buds, and Mexican food and movie night attendees, and everyone else who’s ever made me laugh or laughed with me.

Lastly, to my husband, Matt: thank you for never letting me give up and for always encouraging me to write the next book. You’re the bravest, strongest, most impressive person I know. I loooooooooooove you!