Before Now (Sometimes Never)

by Cheryl McIntyre

  The End

  Playlist for Before Now

  Kiss Me by Ed Sheeran

  Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds by The Beetles

  Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars

  Arms by Christina Perri

  I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons

  I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash

  Stay by Rihanna (featuring Mikkay Ekko)

  Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp

  Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons

  One and Only by Adele

  About the author

  Cheryl McIntyre is a mother, author, and insomniac, as well as a reader, movie critic, and incredibly bad singer. She’s lived in the same area of Ohio her whole life, though she secretly has dreams of moving somewhere a little warmer—preferably near a beach.

  Her life revolves around four things: family, music, books, and really bad scary movies. If she doesn’t have a kid on her hip, an iPod in her hand or a laptop in front of her face, it’s one of those rare moments when she’s actually sleeping.

  You can follow her author page on Facebook where she lives part time. On Goodreads—which is like crack for avid readers. Or on Twitter, though it’s rumored she has yet to master the art of tweeting.

  Find Cheryl at:

  www.CherylMcIntyrebooks.com

  Facebook:

  www.facebook.com/CherylMcIntyreauthor

  Twitter:

  www.twitter.com/CherylHMcIntyre

  Goodreads:

  www.goodreads.com/author/show/6431156.Cheryl_McIntyre

  Acknowledgements

  I want to say thank you to my family. Mom, you’ve been so helpful taking Mini-Me off my hands so I could actually get my thoughts out of my head and into print. To my big sis, Tammy, for losing sleep to create my website. You’ve done a wonderful job and I appreciate it so much. To my step-dad, Daryl, for designing my swag, and not making one, not two, not even three covers, but seventy-two on my last count. Your patience with me matches that of a saint. To my oldest sister, Dawn, thank you, thank you, thank you for not only all the encouragement, but for your diligent editing. For creating all my swag, which has turned out awesome, and for everything else you’ve done and continue to do for me on a daily basis. And to Sean, thank you for believing in me even when I didn’t believe in myself, and for the countless dinners you made while I was off writing. You have all been so supportive. I love you.

  I want to acknowledge my Wonder Woman of an agent, Rebecca Friedman. Thank you for holding my hand through this process. You’ve lead the way and I couldn’t have done any of this without your enthusiasm and priceless advice.

  I’ve made some great author friends along the way, but two have gone above and beyond when it comes to support and encouragement. To Beth Michele, thank you for our many conversations. I smile every time I see a new message from you because I know you’ll have a funny story about hot-boy pictures or incredibly nice words of wisdom. And to my good friend, Tex. Sometimes people just click and I clicked loudly (as you would say) with you. Thank you for your ever-present ear and advice, and for random conversations about books, movies, music, and Anime. I appreciate it more than you will ever know.

  And last, but not least, THANK YOU to my readers, and to all the awesome bloggers out there. I love each and every single one of you. I wouldn’t have anyone to tell my stories to if it weren’t for you. You guys rock!