To those who reach out to me to offer support, be they readers, writers, friends, and family, thank you. Writers can be sensitive creatures, and it's always nice to have someone standing next to you or dropping in to say h.e.l.lo on Facebook or email, telling you they're rooting for you.

Thanks to Theresa who has to be the world's fastest beta reader in all the world with the patience of a saint; to Margaret whose red pen keeps me from looking like a complete idiot; to my loving husband who laughs at the funny parts and cries at the sad ones. And extra huge thanks to Susan Macias, a reader fan who graciously made and gifted me with the cover for this book while she was nine months pregnant.

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