Where the Stars Still Shine (30 page)

I owe a world of gratitude to …

The city of Tarpon Springs for being such a cool place. Please forgive any added businesses, park benches, and trees that might not otherwise exist. Also, any inaccuracies in the world of sponges and sponge diving are solely mine.

Tumblr. Yes,
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, for being my happy place when I need it. And efharistó to Georgia for helping a total stranger with Greek translation.

Carla Black, Kelly Jensen, Ginger Phillips, Grace Radford, and Gail Yates for reading and cheering me along while I wrote this book. Couldn’t have done it without you. And Carla, you brainstorming star, thanks for the brilliant title.

Josh Berk, Cristin Bishara, Tara Kelly, Miranda
Kenneally, Amy Spalding, and the crew of Barnes & Noble 2711 in Fort Myers, Florida, for the exact same reasons as last time. I love you guys.

Suzanne Young is the best writing partner in the world. Thanks for sticking with me all these years, Suz.

The late Charles Singler, who answered my questions about law enforcement and extradition. Uncle Charlie, you will be missed.

Kate Schafer Testerman, Victoria Wells Arms, and the team at Bloomsbury for falling in love with Callie and Alex the way I did. Special thanks to Regina Flath for a cover that makes my heart beat a little faster every time I look at it.

My family … Mom, Jack and Marilyn, Caroline, Scott, and especially,
always
, Phil. Because I love you best of all.

Something Like Normal

Copyright © 2013 by Trish Doller

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First published in the United States of America in September 2013
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Doller, Trish.
Where the stars still shine / by Trish Doller.
pages     cm
Summary: Abducted at age five, Callie, now seventeen, has spent her life on the run but when her mother is finally arrested and she is returned to her father in small-town Florida, Callie must find a way to leave her past behind, become part of a family again, and learn that love is more than just a possibility.
[1. Parental kidnapping—Fiction. 2. Parent and child—Fiction. 3. Identity—Fiction.
4. Family life—Florida—Fiction. 5. Florida—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.D7055Whe 2013 [Fic]—dc23 2013009609

eISBN: 978-1-6196-3145-8

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