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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Dear Reader,

Sometimes a story just takes you over.

I'm James Patterson, and you probably know me for my thrillers. Detective Alex Cross. Fast-paced novels for readers who want a couple of great nights with their hearts racing.

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is something different. It's a love story that's grown inside me for years. I'm not sure where it came from — some combination of personal experiences and images that stayed with me. But once the story took shape in my imagination I knew I wouldn't be happy until I'd made it into a heart-touching, moving novel.

Possibly it's a page-turner, too. (I hope!) But foremost it's a novel about what it feels like to be in love, and the pleasures and agonies that love opens you up to.

I very much hope you'll read this novel. If it makes you cry--and I'm staking my reputation that it will — I hope you'll recommend Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas to your friends and relatives who love a great love story.

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