If the guy likes/loves you, he won't care if you are a good kisser or not. He should like you for what you are - not how you kiss.

One of the biggest motivations for me with writing my books is to offer girls some escapism, especially girls who really need it, like I did.

I think we make our own luck. Our parents give us life, but what we do with that life is our own responsibility.

and standing before me a bloodied bottle of Absolut in her hand, is Mrs. Allington, her pink jogging suit drenched, her chest heaving, her eyes filled with contempt as she stared down at Rachel's prone body. Mrs. Allington shakes her head. "I'm a size twelve," she says.

Someone Hot is sometimes can't be the person they appear to be- except for their hotness... that cannot be denied.

I've never even been to Long Island

This was very exciting. I'd never had two boys get into a fight over me before. The fact that one of the boys was my stepbrother, however, and held about as much romantic appeal for me as Max, the family dog, somewhat dampened my enthusiasm. And Michael wasn't much of a catch, either, when you actually thought about it, being a potential murderer and all. Oh, why did I have to have such a couple of losers fighting over me? Why couldn't Matt Damon and Ben Affleck fight over me? Now that would be truly excellent.