Maybe Baby (27 page)

This is
just the end for now. There is more to come of Laney & Mad
s'
s story...

About the Author

Kim Golden is a native of Philadelphia, PA. She is the author of
The Melanie Chronicles
,
Linger: a short story
,
Choose Me
and
Snowbound
. She lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. Find out more about Kim, her writing, and her latest NaNoWrimo at
kim-golden.com
. And check out what she's reading at
kimtalksbooks.com
.

If you enjoyed reading
Maybe Baby
, please drop Kim a line at [email protected] , tell all your friends, or write a review on Goodreads, Kobo, BN.com or Amazon.

Acknowledgements

There are so many people I need to thank who helped
Maybe Baby
become a reality.

First of all, I'd like to thank my ever patient husband, who puts up with my general moodiness and my ramblings about plot, characterization and annoying hypothetical questions. You know you're my muse. You always will be.

To Kim Kane, thank you for listening to me ramble about Laney, Mads and Niklas for close to a year and never getting bored with it. And thanks for letting me read the naughty bits to you in public—do you think we shocked those Swedish ladies who were eavesdropping? You are the best writing buddy a girl could have!

To the Matera Brainstormers, I don't know what I would do without all of you. You've helped me so many times when I was stuck, when I was muddled. I am so glad to have you all in my life. It's amazing what intensive brainstorming sessions fueled by Italian coffee and long lunches with lots of wine and plenty of fabulous food can bring forth.

To Sussi Lindebjerg Malek, I am so grateful for you help with the Danish phrases. Thank you for making sure Mads didn't sound like an old-fashioned fuddy-duddy. You are a lifesaver, sweetie! Mange tak!

To the chicas of the NaNoWriMo Chick Lit group, thanks so much for cheering me on during NaNoWriMo 2012. Even when I fell behind by 15,000 words due to a bad case of the flu, you kept encouraging me to write on. Somehow, I finished a day early and the result is this novel. You are brilliant!

To Lesley, Dean, Grace & Marley at Caserma Carina, thank you for being such splendid hosts! I revised many scenes for Maybe Baby while sitting in your lovely garden and enjoying a glass or two of Verdicchio di Matelica. Looking forward to writing another book while staying at your lovely country house.

To the staff at the Hotel Kong Arthur in Copenhagen, the idea for Maybe Baby came to me while sitting in the hotel courtyard one summer evening. It was the perfect locale for the start of Laney and Mads's love affair. Thanks for making every stay so comfortable and so inspiring. And yes, you do serve the world's best gin & tonics. Tord swears by them.

To Christina Plöen, thank you so much for being such a wonderful friend, for our evening chats at Tegnérs Gömstället and now Knut, and for inviting Tord and me to Yngsjö every year. Whenever I stay there, I end up feeling so inspired—it must be the great company and that wonderful view.

To the fantastic team at Black Firefly Production, I think it was serendipity that brought us together. There I was trying to figure out just how the heck I was going to find beta readers, a cover designer, an editor, a proo
freader and someone who could whip the formatting into shape and then Facebook made sure our paths crossed.  You made the entire process so easy and the help you've given me has been absolutely amazing.

And finally, to my mom, Barbara Golden, who will probably shake her head when she reads this book and wonder why her middle child writes about women doing naughty things. I know it's not really your type of book, Mom, but you were the one who kept encouraging me even when you wished I was doing something more practical. Love you! :)