Acknowledgments

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A huge thank you to:my parents, Steve and Candy,for a lifetime of love and support,for reading great books to me when I was young,and for still holding my hand through thethings that make me nervous;my husband, Pancho, and my sons, Gabe, Seth, and Eli, for sharing me so often with myimaginary friends;my friends at Writers House,Genevieve Gagne-Hawes, for giving me that first chance,and my agent Jodi Reamer, for turning the mostunlikely dreams into realities;my editor Megan Tingley, for all her help inmaking Twilight better than it started out;my brothers, Paul and Jacob, for their expert advice on allmy automotive questions; and my online family, the talented staff and writers atfansofrealitytv.com,particularly Kimberly "Shazzer," and Collin "Mantenna"for theencouragement, advice,and inspiration.

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