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Thanks, too, to Tanya, Stacey, Helena, Pam, Maria, and the whole gang at Pipeline Salon, to Phoebe and Elaine at Phoebe’s Faces, to Donna Harlow of Harlow’s Hair Design, and to Donna Crowley of Charles David Salon for inspiration and support.

Just about every time I mentioned this novel at one of my
Life’s a Beach
book tour events, a hairstylist would take the time to come up afterward to express enthusiasm and maybe even offer a few tips. I’m sorry I didn’t think to write down everybody’s names, but your excitement really propelled me forward in the writing of this book, and I’m so grateful to all of you, including Shane from Ann Arbor, Elaine Shapiro from Rhode Island, and Kathleen Cosgrove from Peacock Style and Color in Norwell.

A gigantic thank-you to the booksellers, librarians, and members of the media who have talked up my books and cheered me on. I’m so grateful for your support.

Many thanks to the talented Diane Dillon, the first flight attendant/author photographer I’ve ever heard of, for keeping my flight scenes on course even as she snapped my photo. Genius.

A big thanks to Ken Harvey for reading and offering some great advice along the way.

Thanks to my daughter, Garet, and her fiancé, Geoff, for Atlanta input, and to Garet for showing up for a visit with her eight-pound dog, Coco, who not only backed our big, bad
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Daisy Mei into a corner, but proceeded to worm her way into our hearts and this novel. Many thanks to my son, Kaden, for always being there with his creativity, wisdom, and computer savvy. Thanks to my seven sisters and brothers and one step-mother, bunches of nieces and nephews, and extended family, plus old and new friends, for love and book buzz—just tell me which character you want to be this time around, and I’ll back you up!

A huge thanks, always, to my husband, Jake, for being first reader, wise counsel, and killer proofreader.

And finally, to my fabulous readers—thanks for giving me the best job ever!

Claire Cook
is the bestselling author of the novels
Life's a Beach
,
Must Love Dogs
,
Ready to Fall
, and
Multiple Choice
. A teacher of physical fitness and creative writing, she has had previous stints as a copywriter, radio continuity director, garden designer, and dance and aerobics choreographer. She lives in Scituate, Massachusetts—often called the Irish Riviera—with her husband and two children.

Visit her website at: www.clairecook.com A L S O B Y

CLAIRE COOK

Life’s a Beach

Multiple Choice

Must Love Dogs

Ready to Fall

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