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  Finally, my family celebrates with me even when I feed them frozen sausage croissant biscuits. Mike, bless your heart. Mom, Dad, Eric, Laura, Sandi, Nate—thanks for being interested in my stories back when that constituted charity. And to my little ones who are as excited as I am about venturing into the jungle of art and marketing, I say live your real life and dream your wildest dreams. When one trips you, the other holds your hand.

  About the Author

  A genuine California girl, Nikki bought snow boots to attend Brigham Young University because she had no idea what a plow was. She went on to teach middle school chemistry and physics to teenagers. When she and her computer-code-writing husband found themselves without kids for several years, she took a writing class to “find something to do.” Proving its sense of humor, life sent them five children. She now stays home in Riverton, Utah, corralling the crazy to the tune of hip hop background music.

  A committed party girl, Nikki serves as the social coordinator of LDStorymakers Conference and chair of Storymakers Tribe. Her teen murder mystery, Shatter, won grand prize in LDStorymakers’ First Chapter Contest and first place in LUW’s YA Manuscript Category. Under a New York Skyline features four of the hippest, sweetest teen romance novellas evah!

  If you want to read more by Nikki, she sends out free short-story romances occasionally, because romance. No explanation needed. Reach out to her on Facebook at Nikki Trionfo or sign up for her newsletter at www.nikkitrionfo.com.

  Besides writing, Nikki enjoys throwing parties, playing the piano, attending dance-step classes at the gym, and swapping mom horror stories. If you run into her, she gets down. Truly.