Dear Readers and Readers-To-Be: I'm overjoyed to tell you that my next book - "A Sea Change" - was finally published as an ebook on September 20th, 2012! I realize it's been a long time coming and I apologize for the wait. I hope you'll find it was worth it. It's been a long, hard fifteen years since "Remember The Time" was originally published: I lost my best friend to leukemia, my darling mother to COPD, and my creativity to Graves Disease. But I'm happy to say the urge to write has returned. Like any unused muscle that has atrophied, it's going to take some time to get up to full strength. I sincerely hope I can! "A Sea Change" was written in 1998. Although I've edited it exhaustively over the past two months, I wanted to keep the story set in the year 2000 for a variety of reasons. Originally written as the second book in my 2-book deal with Bantam Books (now Random House), "A Sea Change" never saw the light of day because my editor and I couldn't see eye-to-eye. But I've always loved the story, the place, and the people who populate the Salmon Beach of my novel, and this feels like the perfect time to introduce them to you. I'm hoping you'll fall in love with Nick and Maddy's story the way I did. I was born in Athens, Greece but grew up in California (Central and Southern). I've lived for extended periods in Oklahoma and Virginia, but ended up in Washington State, where I've lived for nearly 25 years (and I still don't know how I managed to stay in one place that long). I share my 100 year old house with Mike (Significant Other), Kokkie (best dog ever), Pumpkin (Moose Cat), Misty (the cat who would be Cleopatra), and five large goldfish (Bubbles, Manny, Moe, Jack, and Vinny) who live in the pond out back. I used to joke that I'd attended every college in California for at least one semester, but in reality I guess it was more like five colleges. I finally ended up getting my B.A. in Arts Management at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia. Yes, that's where "Remember The Time" is set. I love old buildings and so minored in Historic Preservation. I love books, gardening, animals, and The Craftsman Movement. I love doing research and learning. Please visit me at www.annettereynolds.net, and drop me a line. I'd love to hear from all of you. Thank you, again, Dear Readers, for your patience and support. Annette Reynolds