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For Mark, my moon

No writer is an island. I can attest to that more than most. My sincerest appreciation goes out to everyone who has ever supported and encouraged me along this decade-long, often boulder-strewn road.

In the beginning there was Susan Kay Law, Connie Brockway, Taylor Kristoffe Jones, Judi Phillips and Nancy Leonard. They taught me how to write and, boy, did I need them. Then along came the princesses, Rosemary Heim, Becky Klang, Christine Lashinski, Monica McClean, Mary Strand, Tina Plant, Katie Quay, Roxanne Richardson, and Sara Tieck. They taught me how to enjoy writing and help me enjoy life.

I’d also like to thank Rosalie Brenna and Connie Lillibridge for their unflinching support through the years and for being good liars. If they’d told me the truth about my first amateurish, awful attempts at writing you wouldn’t be holding this book in your hands.

Big, sloppy thanks to my agent, Tina Dubois Wexler, and my editor, Johanna Raisanen, for believing in my work. You two are the best!

A lot of research went in to writing Treasure. If I’ve made any mistakes with the scuba diving details, you can blame Kurt Wahl. He won’t mind. Any other mistakes are solely mine.