Authors: Elizabeth Norris

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“Janelle, you’re my home.”

I pull him to me, feel his lips as they touch mine, and I’m not sure if I should laugh or cry.

Ben seems to know what I’m thinking. I feel him smile against my lips.

Everything else in the world seems to fall away. The space between us evaporates. One moment we’re a foot apart, the next every inch of Ben’s body is pressed into mine. The soft scent of mint and soap—the smell of Ben—fills my senses, and I hold on to him tighter, pull him closer, kissing him, tasting his tongue as I feel his hands on my back and tangling in my hair. The strength of his arms around me makes my heart beat faster; I’m feverish and I can’t tell where I end and he begins.

Nothing has ever felt so
right
.

Everything that tried to stand between us doesn’t matter now. We might have broken a little.

But now we’re stronger in those broken places.

And we’re going to face whatever comes next together.

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CKNOWLEDGMENTS

W
riting my sophomore book was a much different experience than writing my debut. This book would never have been possible without the slew of amazing people who brainstormed ideas, kept me on deadline, and still managed to make me laugh. Special thanks to Dan, Joanna, and Sarah.

I’m insanely grateful to the team at Balzer + Bray who have put so much faith in Janelle and Ben’s story, especially Kristin Rens and Sara Sargent, who read the monstrous five-hundred-page first draft. Because of them, this book is a complete novel with no plot holes, and it’s shorter. I also owe huge thanks to the marketing and publicity teams, who were so fabulous and supportive: Caroline Sun, Alison Lisnow, Emilie Polster, Stephanie Hoffman, Molly Thomas, and Stephanie Macy.

I’d also like to thank everyone else at HarperCollins who worked behind the scenes. Special thanks to Alison Donalty and Alison Klapthor, who designed the amazing covers; Caitlin Garing with audio; Jean McGinley in subrights; and everyone at HarperCollins Children’s in the UK and Australia: Nicholas Lake, Rachel Denwood, Alison Ruane, Sam White, Lara Wallace, and Elizabeth Ryley.

As always, a huge thank-you to Janet Reid, Pouya Shahbazian, and Steve Younger. And to my family and friends who have been so supportive, and all my former students, who are some of the best people I’ve ever met.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who read
Unraveling
.

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BOUT THE
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UTHOR

Courtesy of the author

ELIZABETH NORRIS
briefly taught high school English and history before trading the San Diego beaches and sunshine for Manhattan’s chilly winters. She harbors dangerous addictions to guacamole, red velvet cupcakes, sushi, and Argo Tea, fortunately not all together. She is also the author of
Unraveling
. You can visit Elizabeth online at www.elizabethnorrisbooks.com.

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Unraveling

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REDITS

Source art: Yulia Mustakimova

Cover design by Alison Klapthor

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OPYRIGHT

Balzer + Bray is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

U
NBREAKABLE
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.

ISBN 978-0-06-210376-5

EPub Edition March 2013 ISBN 9780062103789

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