This pic, taken by Tim Hufford of Digital Northern Exposures, jumped out at me right away. Until I went and stalked her portfolio, that is. She sent all kinds of pics-and although they were all fabulous, I didn’t see one that summed it all up. Not too long after the first book came out, I reconnected with Jennifer Blocker, a dear friend from my own “pinky-swear-friend-days.” She had been doing some fabulous modeling, and we started talking about how cool it would be if she could do shot for my cover. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a visual artist, and have a tremendous respect for those who are. It was an overwhelming process, and nothing gave me more difficulty than designing the cover.

I’ll admit when I published my first book, I was pretty clueless. So many of you feel like dear friends, and your kind words and support have meant more to me than you will ever know. You kept me motivated, inspired, and upbeat throughout this whole process, and I am incredibly thankful for you. My appreciation to Nathan, for helping get all my legal ducks in a row, and much love and gratitude to Tyler, for giving up entire days for photo and video shoots, and for always being willing to lend a hand even dropping his own projects to help me with mine.Īs always, I am grateful for my wonderful readers. Thanks to Teri, self-proclaimed InHap junkie turned editor extraordinaire, for her great suggestions and for helping me get commas in all the right places. Next, all of those who read parts or all of the story and put in way more than two cents-my wonderful sister Gianna, Dorothy, Amy, and Sue who kept asking for more pages and helped me push forward. First and foremost, Mumsy and Pops, who read every word over and over, let me bounce crazy ideas off of them, and were a constant source of encouragement and support. Some were in my face, some worked behind the scenes, and others came from places I never expected to help make this book happen.

I’ve learned a lot since I first started it first and foremost, that there are a lot of people in my life who helped to make it all happen. Never in a million years did I expect that my first novel-self-published by an unknown author-would experience the success that Incidental Happenstance enjoyed. Wow, has this been a different experience. For Mumsy and Pops, who never let me forget that dreams really can come true.

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