Dear Readers, When I decided to put my first novel “out there,” my husband said to me, “So, what do you hope will happen with this book?” “What do you mean?” I said. “I mean, what do you want to happen with it? What will make you happy when it goes out into the universe?” “I want people to read it,” I said. “How many? Do you have a number?” (What is it with men? They always want numbers…How many days has the teriyaki chicken been in the fridge? How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? How many calls did you make before the…