The Spy Who Kissed Me

Preface

Preface

Dear Reader,

The Spy Who Kissed Me (originally titled Pig in a Park) was the first, whole novel I finished. Everyone told me that first books don’t get published, but I couldn’t give up on it. It was set during the first Gulf War (in 1990-91), fueled by Scarecrow and Mrs. King reruns and seeing a war on television (scud stud anyone?). It was also written in first person, which was the kiss of death in publishing at the time. I tried to give up on it, but the book wouldn’t give up on me. Eventually, I opted to digitally publish it with a small, online-only press. You can’t imagine my shock when it was nominated for a Romantic Times (now RT Book Reviews) 1999 Reviewer’s Choice award and in very stellar company: six New York Times best-selling authors. It also garnered a Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence and some thrilling reviews.

I always planned to write a sequel, but between the trouble finding a publisher, and other projects calling my name, I postponed a sequel for too long. But when I moved my Spy to a new publisher in 2011, I did add an epilogue to the story— for my readers and yes, for me. I wanted to check on Stan and Kel, see how they were doing.

I’m glad I didn’t give up on my very first book, and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. :-)

Perilously yours,

Pauline