Daddy's Girl

Finally, thanks to everyone at HarperCollins, my one and only publisher for the past fourteen years and fourteen books. Thanks to Carolyn Marino, my extraordinary editor, who encourages my flights of fancy like teaching, even when they take away from my writing time. And big thanks to the great team at Harper: CEO and role model Jane Friedman, Brian Murray, Michael Morrison, Jonathan Burnham, Kathy Schneider, Josh Marwell, Christine Boyd, Liate Stehlik, Maureen O'Brien, and Wendy Lee, who work so hard on publishing my books and do such a terrific job. I know how lucky I am, guys.

Thanks to Molly Friedrich of The Friedrich Agency, who is quite simply the best literary agent in the world, as well as the equally talented (okay, so both are the best) Paul Cirone. Thanks to superagent Lou Pitt, who represents me so well in Hollywood. Love and thanks to Andy Marino, writer and musician. And love and a special thanks to Laura Leonard, who helps me in so many ways, from being a sounding board for book ideas to being a great girlfriend, which, as everybody knows, is the most valuable person in the world.

Thanks and love to my family, because they are my heart.

And love to my late father, who made me a Daddy's Girl, forever.