AUTHOR'S POV

"Okay, let me get this straight: You want to be a professional writer, a career choice no one in your family supports, your parents are borderline abusive, your sister is a trampy diva, and your brother, who is away at college and only calls once every blue moon to vent about how crappy his life is and make sure your parents haven't driven you to insanity is your best and only friend. Have I got everything?" Sofia asked, sounding absolutely livid on Anabelle's behalf.

Anabelle winced. Maybe she'd said just a bit too much about her family.

"Well... when you put it that way, it sounds kind of...