Diary of an Ugly Duckling (44 page)
DIARY OF AN UGLY DUCKLING
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who tells me I’m “shaking up” the romance genre
with my weirdo ideas!
My husband, Kevin, and my daughters, Sierra
and Sommer, are the greatest. They put up with the
long hours of “not now, I’m writing”—and they
even love my cellulite.
Last, but not least, I thank you, the reader. Thanks
for reading—and I wish for you a healthy self-image
and, for those of you who haven’t already found
him—the man of your dreams!
KARYN LANGHORNE graduated from Harvard
Law School and was a law professor for several
years. She eventually gave up her practice in order
to devote more time to her husband and two
daughters, and to pursue her writing career. She is
the author of
A Personal Matter
(HarperTorch
September 2004) and
Street Level
(HarperTorch
July 2005). In addition, she has written three
nonfiction books, a play that opened off-Broadway,
screenplays, and legal articles.
www.karynlanghorne.com
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