Bite Me! (19 page)
Authors: Melissa Francis
I
'll admit it: My acknowledgment page could be a chapter all by itself. There are so many people who have touched my life since I started this journey who have made me not only a better writer but a better person. I'll try to be brief.
Deidre Knightâyour name says it all. You are my knight in shining agentry. You have never once wavered in your support or belief in me. To me, you are better than chocolate. No writer should be without an agent or a friend like you. I'm lucky to have you as both.
Maria Geraciâyou are the first critique partner to stick and you turned into my best friend. Who knew I had a Cuban spitfire sister who could “show-out” like nobody's business?
Louisa Edwardsâmy second critique partner to stick. I am so lucky to have you in my life. You have the best eye and one of the biggest hearts I know. Plus, you are the queen of commas. (Does a comma belong after “plus”? I hope so. I mean, I paused when I read it in my head, so surely a comma belongs thereâ¦.)
Kristin DalyâI was terrified of my first editorial letter. But once I read it and realized how in sync we were, I knew I was in good hands. You took the bones of a good story and added the flesh. And I can't thank you enough. I feel very blessed to count you as my first editor.
Megan Geraciâthank you so much for being my beta reader and letting me know when I wrote something that “only old people would say.” I'm probably showing my age when I tell you I think you rock like Adam Ant.
Beach Bunniesâyou know who you are and why I love you. Thank you for everything.
And last but not least, to my family. I am so grateful that my boys aren't embarrassed to call me Mom (most of the time) and that my husband tolerates my fits of emotional instability when the words just won't come. Mark Francis, you are my MF. 897.
BITE ME!
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Francis, Melissa McKenzie.
Bite me! / by Melissa McKenzie Francis.â1st ed.
p.   cm.
Summary: AJ, a teenage vampire, hides her identity from her new stepfamilyâamong which is her ex-boyfriendâand investigates the secrets of her heritage.
ISBN 978-0-06-143098-5
[1. VampiresâFiction. 2. StepfamiliesâFiction. 3. High schoolsâFiction. 4. SchoolsâFiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.F84685Bi   2009      2009001403
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ePub Edition © June 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-200565-6
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