Honestly, We Meant Well

  Ginny Polonsky

  Dean

  Will

  Sue Ellen

  Acknowledgments and Author’s Note

  Also by Grant Ginder

  About the Author

  Copyright

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  HONESTLY, WE MEANT WELL. Copyright © 2019 by Grant Ginder. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  ISBN 978-1-250-14315-0 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-1-250-14314-3 (ebook)

  eISBN 9781250143143

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  First Edition: June 2019