Life’s full of surprises. Some I could live without.

Things I’d hoped for/anticipated on this vacation:

1. Have a wonderful, relaxing time with some of the best friends a girl could wish for.
2. Overcome the crippling doubt that had taken hold since I’d achieved Number One New York Times Bestseller status.
3. Send my editor something to stop her from messaging me seventeen times per day.
4. Get a tan.

Things I didn’t expect to happen:

1. Joining the mile-high club.
2. Engaging in an altercation with a Hugh Hefner wannabe.
3. Finding myself in a life-and-death situation.
4. Falling in love.

Nor did I expect to have my happily ever after torn from my grasp by a cruel twist of fate. But one thing that clawing myself to the top has taught me; I’m a fighter.

And this is one battle I will win.