Sherry Badawi asked Elle Kennedy:

Was there a purpose to the scene between Dean/Sabrina in the mistake? I just can't believe it was mindless filler. Was she his original love interest, but then u had a change of heart? I think a lot of readers were disappointed when his love interest was revealed, mostly cause we thought the stage was set for dean/sabrina. obviously u have a right to go with ur creative gut,& I'm sure it'll be a good book regardless.

Elle Kennedy I actually posted about Dean/Sabrina in the Locker Room Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/locke...), since many readers were very curious about the reasoning behind Dean's heroine. Long story short--I had been toying with Sabrina being Dean's heroine, but when I sat down to write the book, the tone was completely off. It was very dark and hostile, and I kept getting stuck because the light-heartedness of the previous books was missing. Sometimes that happens in the writing process, so I just regrouped and found something/someone that worked better for Dean. I hope you give Allie a chance--this book is going to be a lot of fun!

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