Winner of the Team Jarod Showdown

Last week, I asked for your help in picking the perfect Jarod for TWELVE STEPS. I had two images in mind, and both were exactly like the Jarod I imagine, even though they look almost nothing alike. So before turning in my absolute final edits, I asked you to help me choose: Will Jarod have light hair or dark?

The voting was super-close:

Out of thirty-eight total votes (in just the few hours that the poll was open), nineteen were for Team Dark, twelve were Team Light and SEVEN were just as conflicted as I was.

Then, I had to take into account the write-in votes that came via email and my Facebook page. Many of those were for Team Light, with a few votes for Team Dark ... which brought the final score to an almost-even split. (If nothing else, this whole thing proved to me that both Jarod candidates were as perfect as I thought.) Still, in the end, one Jarod pulled ahead by a margin of three votes.

And the winner is ...
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Team Dark!

And since I made you wait a whole week for the results, here's a bonus reveal for you: A diagram of the complicated "love pentagon" you'll find in TWELVE STEPS.