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They say that writing is a solitary activity. True enough. But getting it right is a group effort.

So I thank my editor, John Scognamiglio, for his wise counsel. Thanks, too, to Douglas Mendini and John Masiello at Kensington Publishing, as well as to my agent, Katherine Fausset at the Watkins/ Loomis Agency.

Not to mention Alan Boyce, Nurmi Husa, Illyse Kaplan, Mick LaMarca, Jeff Marks, Alanna Martin, Denise Murphy McGraw, Joyce Moye, and Shaun Terry. They—along with many members of CompuServe’s Literary and Writers forums—were valuable resources and, best of all, honest critics.

John L. Myers and Margaret Campbell…where would I be without them? Still stuck on Chapter 3, I suppose. Their early friendship and encouragement not only sustained me but helped me treat writing as a craft, not a hobby.

Three real pros also gave me their valuable time and insight: authors Diana Gabaldon and Rabih Alameddine, and my Publishing Jungle tour guide, Robert Riger. I hope I’ve let them know what they mean to me, because it can’t be put into words.

Penultimately, I want to thank three talented people who spent an incredible amount of time working with me to make sure my ellipses had three dots, my extra thans were stricken, there were no breaks in continuity, and I cut down on my dialogue tags: K. D. Santineau, Elise Skidmore, and the great Bonnee Pierson. They were sharp-eyed, creative, and I love them to death. If I were straight and a Mormon, I’d marry them.

Finally, I would like to dedicate this book to the one person whose faith in me has never wavered, even when mine has. Thank you, Lynette Kelly. You may have saved my life; you certainly saved my soul.