Naked Came The Phoenix

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The making of this novel has been, in every way, a collaborative effort.

First, to the thirteen amazing women who said "yes" when I called-Nevada, Nora, Nancy, Lisa, Pam, Mary, Judy, Faye, Mary Jane, Anne, Diana, Val, and Laurie-thank you for your talent, enthusiasm, cooperation… and patience.

To my agent, Jimmy Vines, for giving me the idea and sticking with me every step of the way while I ran with it-thank you for the countless hours you spent helping me put the project together and keeping it on track.

Thanks to Jennifer Weis at St. Martin's Press for giving us a good home.

And to the dozens of authors' agents and assistants who juggled a seemingly endless stream of contracts, schedules, correspondence, and e-mails… thanks, we couldn't have done it without you.

When my agent first suggested that I try my hand at putting together a novel like Naked Came the Manatee, a collaborative effort first serialized in the Miami Herald by a baker's dozen of top Florida journalists, including Carl Hiassen, Dave Barry, and Edna Buchanan, I smiled. I remembered-because yes, I am that old-a 1969 literary hoax perpetrated on the reading public by Mike McGrady and twenty-four of his Long Island Newsday coworkers; an unabashed sexual romp entitled Naked Came the Stranger that succeeded beyond McGrady's wildest dreams. In fact, "Naked Came…" is now synonymous with a collaborative novel written serially.

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