Thanks go to my editor, Laura, who worked her butt off and kept me laughing with her comments. My formatter who always works overtime (sorry!). My publicist who was completely on board and didn’t bat an eyelash when I said I was writing f/f. My cover designer who put up with me asking her to make Stella’s hair the perfect color. Queer Twitter for being my saving grace and my sanity and my support system. You all have NO idea how you’ve helped get me through some of the worst days. Thank you so much for loving my teasers and begging and pleading for this book. I couldn’t have done it without you.
One last thing: If you are struggling with your sexuality/gender, I want to say one thing. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. You are NEVER alone. There are thousands of people online that are there and going through the same thing. Even if you are scared to reach out, follow people on Tumblr or Twitter or Facebook. Even if you are the only queer person in your entire town, you are not alone online.
If you are looking for other LGBTQIA books, LGBTQ Reads is a great resource.
Some of my favorite LGBTQIA books are:
Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley
Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler
The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
Cam Girl and Black Iris by Leah Raeder/Elliot Wake
The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer
Santa Oliva by Jacqueline Carey
Ash by Malinda Lo
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
The Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat
Complimentary and Acute by Ella Lyons
A Fashionable Indulgence by K. J. Charles
Leveled by Jay Crownover
Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
*If you are an educator/librarian/work with LGBTQIA teens in the United States and would like a paperback copy of this book for your library/collection, please contact me ([email protected]) and I’d be happy to donate one to your school/organization.
Chelsea M. Cameron is a YA/NA and Adult New York Times/USA Today Best Selling author from Maine. Lover of things random and ridiculous, Jane Austen/Charlotte and Emily Bronte Fangirl, red velvet cake enthusiast, obsessive tea drinker, vegetarian, former cheerleader and world's worst video gamer.
When not writing, she enjoys watching infomercials, singing in the car and tweeting. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Maine, Orono that she promptly abandoned to write about the people in her own head. More often than not, these people turn out to be just as weird as she is.
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