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Dear Reader,

Because my husband was in the navy, our family had the chance to enjoy two years as residents of the state of Florida. During that time, we visited the Everglades. I was so impressed with its unique beauty that sharing it with my husband and children wasn’t tough. I had to set a story there.

While I have remained true in my descriptions of the wildlife, landscape and Seminole history of the Everglades, I have taken certain liberties in my story.

The hotel and sounds I describe are fictitious and are nothing like the primitive campgrounds that exist in reality. Also, although poaching retains a problem in Florida, the efforts of the park service and conservationists have put an end to large-scale alligator poaching on public and private land.

In fact, the biggest threat to the Everglades these days isn’t poachers. The real danger is the need for, and drainage of, the park’s freshwater reserves to support growing populations in the large coastal cities.

Sadly, all the species I’ve referred to in this book as threatened or endangered really are. But efforts are being made to preserve then, so there is hope for this one-of-a-kind wilderness.

It takes a special person to not only survive in these vast wetlands. but to appreciate and protect its creatures. My hero, Ranger Carson Ward, and his lady, Alisha Jamison, are two such people. I hope you enjoy their romance and share their love of the great outdoors.

Welcome to the Everglades!

Anne Marie Duquette