Originally, Not Second Best was going to be free. Unfortunately, my publisher was bought by Kensington and in the ensuing contract hubbub, the book ended up not being free. I think it’s a better book for all that because it did get better editing. Jason’s sister intrigued me from the moment she appeared in Heaven Beside You. Tessa is strong, opinionated woman carrying the same scars as Jason. It was also fun to get a behind the scenes look at Touchstone management and to give Sandy a bigger part. Unfortunately, I can’t find a video of Not Second Best so here’s Etta James singing “At Last.”