Colleen Oakleyย is the author of two previous novels,ย Close Enough to Touchย andย Before I Go, which were named best books byย People,ย Us Weekly,ย Library Journal andย Real Simple, and both were long-listed for the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize. Oakley is also the former senior editor ofย Marie Claireย and editor in chief ofย Women's Health & Fitness. Her articles, essays and interviews have been featured in theย New York Times,ย Ladies' Home Journal,ย Marie Claire,ย Women's Health,ย Redbook,ย Parade andย Martha Stewart Weddings. She lives in Georgia with her husband, four kids and the world's biggest lapdog.