Who Needs Magic? (32 page)

We come up for air as the song ends. Next to us, three little kids toss pennies into the fountain. The coins arc through the air and then drop into the tiled pond, sending up drops of water that sparkle like the wishes they carry.

And then we kiss again.

If Kathy McCullough had one wish, it would be for world peace—or a continuously self-replenishing bar of chocolate. A graduate of Cornell University, she lives in Los Angeles, where she works as a novelist and screenwriter. Reviews praised her first novel about Delaney Collins,
Don’t Expect Magic
, including
Kirkus Reviews
, “Brilliantly timed moments of situational comedy … plenty to like in this debut” and
School Library Journal
, “Those looking for the magic that lies within will want to read it again.” Visit Kathy online at
kathy​mccullough​books.​com
or follow her on Twitter at
@kathymccullough
.