Sunkissed, Kasie West [best authors to read TXT] 📗

publisher Barbara Marcus, editorial assistant Alison Romig, managing editor Tamar Schwartz, and copy editor Carrie Andrews. I love this book cover so much (seriously, you should go stare at it for a minute and then come back)! Thanks to the cover designer, Casey Moses! And the talented cover artists, Ana Hard (jacket artist) and Jill DeHaan (custom lettering).

I’ve been with my agent, Michelle Wolfson, for ten years now! Ten! I feel like I’ve known her forever, and am so glad she is part of my life. My writing career and journey wouldn’t have been the same without you, Michelle, and I am so grateful to have you!

As always, thanks to my amazingly supportive husband, Jared, and my kids, Skyler, Autumn, Abby, and Donavan, who have always been proud of me. I’m so proud of them and the fun, unique, awesome people they’ve become.

I wrote this story in the midst of a global pandemic (just like many others who had to keep working and caring for others in uncertain times), and my weekly Zoom calls with my girls, my distanced workout sessions with friends, and my walks with my sister got me through. So thank you to: Stephanie Ryan (who is also my very talented bio-photographer sister), Brittney Swift, Emily Freeman, Mandy Hillman, Megan Grant, Candice Kennington, Renee Collins, Jenn Johansson, Bree Despain, Natalie Whipple, Michelle Argyle, Elizabeth Minnick, Misti Hamel, and Claudia Wadsworth.

Like I say in nearly every book, having a big family helps me write families. And I have a big, fun, awesome, loud, loving family. I’m grateful for all of them. My mom, Chris DeWoody and her husband, Mark Thompson. My dad, who passed in 2006 and who I think about and miss often, Donald DeWoody. My brothers and sisters, Heather and Dave Garza, Jared and Rachel DeWoody, Spencer and Zita DeWoody, and Stephanie and Kevin Ryan. My husband’s parents, siblings, and spouses: Vance and Karen West, Eric and Michelle West, Sharlynn West, Brian and Rachel Braithwaite, Jim and Angie Stettler, Rick and Emily Hill. I also have thirty nieces and nephews. Plus great-nieces and great-nephews! And I love all these people with all my heart. I feel so lucky to have such a big, close family.

Stay tuned for more books coming your way. And please reach out to me on social media. I love connecting with readers! Thank you again for reading my books!

About the Author

Kasie West is the author of many YA novels, including The Fill-in Boyfriend, P.S. I Like You, Lucky in Love, and Listen to Your Heart. Her books have been named ALA-YALSA Quick Picks, JLG selections, and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. When she’s not writing, she’s binge-watching television, devouring books, or burying her toes in the sand of the Central Coast. Kasie lives in Fresno, California, with her family.

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