Many thanks to Beth Ader, Jennifer Brown, Barbara Cabot, SWAT officer Matt Cabot, Josh Horowitz, Michele Jaffe, Laura Langlie, Abby McAden, Ericka Markman, Ron Markman, David Walton, and Benjamin Egnatz.

Special thanks to Tanya, Julia, and Charlotte Horowitz, who were the inspiration for this story.

About the Author

Meg Cabot is the author of many books, including the immensely popular The Princess Diaries (which was made into a movie), Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight, Volume III: Princess in Love, All-American Girl, and two Regencyset novels, Nicola and the Viscount and Victoria and the Rogue. Haunted is not Meg’s first book about Susannah Simon: published under her pseudonym Jenny Carroll, The Mediator series includes Shadowland, Ninth Key, Reunion, and Darkest Hour. Meg (aka Jenny) currently resides in New York City with her husband and a one-eyed cat named Henrietta.

Visit Meg’s website at www.megcabot.com

BOOKS BY

Meg Cabot

THE PRINCESS DIARIES

THE PRINCESS DIARIES, VOLUME II:

PRINCESS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

THE PRINCESS DIARIES, VOLUME III:

PRINCESS IN LOVE

ALL-AMERICAN GIRL

NICOLA AND THE VISCOUNT

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MS Reader edition v 1. September 2002 ISBN 0-06-052774-9

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