Authors: Amy Patrick

Channel 20 Something (29 page)

“Yeah,” I agreed as we left the restaurant and headed toward the news car parked a few blocks away. Except he wasn’t. Reid Mancini had been the best guy I’d ever known.

“And, for the record, dude,” Sheldon continued, “No matter what he said—he was blown away by seeing you. No guy looks at a girl like that unless—”

“I know,” I interrupted, not wanting Sheldon to finish his thought. It didn’t matter. I knew it anyway. When we had last seen each other five years ago, I would have bet everything I’d owned, would’ve bet my mother’s life that Reid had loved me. I knew that because I had loved him, too. Madly, passionately, with every fiber of my seventeen-year-old being.

And that was why I’d made sure after our high school graduation night, I would never see him again.

So much for that plan.

STILL YOURS will be available for purchase in September 2014.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

One little page isn’t enough to hold all the gratitude I feel for those who made CHANNEL 20 SOMETHING possible, but I’ll try. First, thank you for giving this book a chance and spending your valuable time reading it.

I owe so much to my brilliant critique partner McCall Hoyle, who reads me first and never fails to find the flaws, to the rest of the Dauntless girls and the 2014 GH Dreamweavers for their enthusiastic support, and special thanks to my Lucky 13 sisters for their friendship, advice, virtual Prosecco, cupcakes, and cabana boys. My undying love and gratitude goes to my Savvy Seven girls, Sheri Adkins, Holly Bodger, Kari Edgren, Kim MacCarron, Bonnie Staring, and Darcy Woods.

A special thanks to my lovely editor Judy Roth, whose sharp eye and gentle delivery make me eager for her edits every time, and to the world’s most patient cover designer Gabrielle Prendergast—your amazing attitude is only surpassed by your artistic talent.

Most of all I want to thank my incredible family. To Mom, my very first and biggest fan, who convinced me from an early age I really could do anything I wanted to in this life. To Daddy, who’s always there, my brother Richard for his love, and my sister Bethany for her unwavering support and willingness to read whatever whenever, and to Joanne and Larry, the greatest in-laws who ever lived. Thank you, Chelle and Margie, for always listening about book stuff and life stuff, and to the Westmoreland Farmgirls, friends for life. I love you all.

The biggest thank you goes to my amazing husband for never once complaining about all the things I let slide in favor of writing, and for always, always believing in me. Thank you to my boys for understanding why Mommy spends so much time glued to the laptop and for willingly eating whatever I can whip up in twenty minutes or less. The three of you make my life wonderful every single day.

A final thanks to the rest of my friends and family for your interest (real and feigned), cheers, and commiseration all along the lengthy path to publication.

Okay, so I didn’t do it in one page. I did try. I am too blessed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amy Patrick grew up in Mississippi (with a few years in Texas thrown in for flavor) and has lived in six states, including Rhode Island, where she now lives with her husband and two sons.

Amy has been a professional singer, a DJ, a voiceover artist, and always a storyteller, whether it was directing her younger siblings during hours of “pretend” or inventing characters and dialogue while hot-rollering her hair before middle school every day. For many years she was a writer of true crime, medical anomalies, and mayhem, working as a news anchor and health reporter for six different television stations. Then she retired to make up her own stories. Hers have a lot more kissing.

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The 20 Something Series

CHANNEL 20 SOMETHING

(Book One—Heidi and Aric)

STILL YOURS

(Book Two—Mara and Reid)

STILL ME

(Book Three—Kenley and Larson)

STILL BEAUTIFUL

(Book Four—Cinda and Blake)

STILL WAITING