title: The Hope Chest: An Anthology (Signature Select)
author:  Susan Kearney 
description: Julie Kenner's books have hit bestseller lists as varied as USA Today, Waldenbooks, Barnes &amp; Noble, and Locus Magazine; have won numerous awards and have been lauded in industry publications such as <em>Publisher's Weekly</em> and <em>Booksense.</em> Julie writes a broad range of fiction, including sexy and quirky romances, young adult novels, chick lit suspense thrillers and paranormal mommy lit. Visit her online at http://www.juliekenner.com
zlib_text: # Acknowledgments
  
  
  
  
  
  This book wouldn’t have been possible without my editors, **Elise Howard** and
  **Krestyna Lypen**. Thank you to both of you for not only reaching out to me
  when I tweeted the idea but also for being excited by it and wanting to make
  my dream a reality. Thank you to **Sarah Alpert** for offering ideas and
  fielding questions, and thanks also to **Eileen Lawrence** and everyone else
  at **Algonquin** , especially in contracts, for making this happen. A big
  thank-you to my agent, **Tina Wexler** , for hopping into this project (and
  more!) midstream.
  
  
  
  
  
  A few other individuals deserve some recognition for being brilliant,
  insightful, and all-around stand-up folks to have in my corner throughout the
  process of creating this anthology. These individuals have given me a little
  of everything—from eyes to ears to hearts and sometimes all three at once:
  **Andrea Vogt, Brandy Colbert, Courtney Summers, Justina Ireland, Katherine
  Sullivan, Kimberly Francisco, Leila Roy, Liz 