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We would both like to thank our brilliant editor, Annette Pollert, who saw potential in Fin and Eddie long before their story was polished and complete. Thank you for your guidance, and for allowing us the space and freedom to bring these two characters to life. To the Sourcebooks team, who is putting some amazing feet forward to get this book into all the hands possible. Thanks to Nicole Resciniti, our agent, for her continued support and encouragement. To Eve and Alex, our main characters from
Halfway Perfect
, for continuing to provide inspiration for another story in this world we've created and grown to love so much. And thanks to readers who have followed us from
Halfway Perfect
and those who are just finding this series.

Eddie's story is fictional and by no means reflects our opinions on teen pregnancy or parental/paternity rights as a whole. For those of you facing decisions related to parenthood at a young age, we encourage you to seek out a strong support system who will help you make the best decisions for you. We believe each situation,
each person
, is unique and should be treated as such.
You Before Anyone Else
is both a title and a message to those who need reminder that their voice deserves to be heard.

FROM JULIE:

I'd like to thank my husband, Nick, and family for believing in me. My kids Charles, Ella, and Maddie for providing me all the baby care experience needed to help Eddie along the way. To Mark Perini, who continues to be an amazing partner in crime as well as a great friend. To my aunt Dawn and cousin Alex for helping me understand Sam's disability. To my mother for paying for and driving me to all those ballet classes even though, unlike Finley, I didn't have the feet or turnout for advanced ballet. The moves are all in my head and heart and provided amazing inspiration for this book. To fans of my other books, thank you for following me here. To Appel Farm Arts Camp, where I “lived” while much of this book was written, thank you for providing me a place to grow and become an even better writer.

FROM MARK:

I'm splitting this acknowledgment into fourths. For my sun and stars, Rebecca, for your love, support, and for always sharing in my loony daydreams. For my parents and my family, for all of your love and support and for always encouraging me to let my imagination run wild. For Julie, whose passion and talent is infectious. Thank you for being my mentor and my writing partner through this epic journey. And finally, for Eddie and Finley who were utterly mixed up in this crazy world but ultimately found their way together.

Julie Cross is a
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestselling author of new adult and young adult fiction. Julie lives in central Illinois with her husband and three children. Her knowledge of the modeling and fashion world comes from viewings of the movies
The Devil Wears Prada
and
Zoolander
and her unwavering devotion to the first three seasons of
Ugly Betty
. On a recent trip to NYC, she also took the time to walk past both the Gucci and Prada stores, spending at least fifteen seconds viewing items through the windows.

Mark Perini began his career as an international fashion model eleven years ago, while simultaneously obtaining a business degree from Seton Hall University. Turns out fashion's hurry-up-and-wait mentality lends itself quite well to writing. Mark is now a New York City–based author, and
You Before Anyone Else
is his second young adult novel. He is also a featured author in the new adult anthology,
Fifty First Times
. When he's not working, Mark's traveling the world. He's made a blood pact with friends to see all seven ancient wonders of the world before he's thirty. Five down, two to go.

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