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Acknowledgements:

Many thanks to my extended family for putting up with me

while I was writing this book.

Hugs to Trudi Nash and her husband, David, for being

brave enough to taste a recipe that might, or might not, have

worked.

Thank you to my friends and neighbors: Mel & Kurt, Lyn &

Bill, Gina, Dee Appleton, Jay, Richard Jordan, Laura Levine,

the real Nancy and Heiti, Dan, Mark & Mandy at Faux Library,

Daryl and her staff at Groves Accountancy, Gene and

Ron at SDSA, and my friends at HomeStreet Bank.

Hugs to my Minnesota friends: Lois & Neal, Bev & Jim, Val,

Ruthann, Lowell, Dorothy & Sister Sue, and Mary & Jim.

Big hugs to John Scognamiglio, editor of genius.

(That’s his genius, not mine!)

Hugs for Meg Ruley and the staff at the Jane Rotrosen

Agency for their constant support and sage advice.

Thanks to all the wonderful folks at Kensington Publishing

who keep Hannah sleuthing and baking yummy goodies.

Thanks to Robin in Production, and Larissa in Publicity.

Both of you go above and beyond.

Thanks to Hiro Kimura for his incredible cupcakes on the

cover.

I really love that reindeer!

Thank you to Lou Malcangi at Kensington for designing all of

Hannah’s gorgeous book covers. They’re simply wonderful.

A special thank you to Julie Gulik from My Food and Family by Kraft-Heinz for letting Hannah use the White Chocolate Eggnog Cupcake recipe. Baking these cupcakes is the perfect way to taste Christmas any time of the year! More of Julie’s Kraft Heinz recipes are at www.MyFoodAndFamily.com.

Thanks to John at Placed4Success for Hannah’s movie and

TV placements, his presence on Hannah’s social media platforms,

and for being my son.

Thanks to Tami Chase for designing and managing my website

at wwwJoanneFluke.com and for giving support to Hannah’s social media.

Thank you to Kathy Allen for the final testing of every single

recipe in this book!

A big hug to JQ for helping Hannah and me for so many

years.

Kudos to Beth, from Up In Stitches, and her phalanx of

sewing machines for her gorgeous embroidery on our hats,

visors, aprons, and tote bags.

Thank you to food stylist, friend, and media guide Lois

Brown for her expertise with the launch parties at Poisoned

Pen in Scottsdale, AZ and baking for the TV food segments I

do at KPNX in Phoenix.

Thanks also to Destry, the lovely, totally unflappable

producer and host of Arizona Midday.

Hugs to Debbie Risinger and everyone else on Team

Swensen.

Thank you to Dr. Rahhal, Dr. Umali, Dr. and Cathy Line, Dr.

Levy (especially for telling me about T.B.I.), Dr. Koslowski,

and Drs. Ashley and Lee for answering my book-related

medical and dental questions.

Hugs to all the Hannah fans who read the books, share their

family recipes, post on my Facebook page, Joanne Fluke

Author, and enjoy the photos of Sven, my bear-footed

dessert chef.