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Dear Reader,

Life in small Mississippi River towns has been fodder for books since Mark Twain wrote his stories about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Throw in the spice and character of Louisiana’s Cajun culture and you have a setting that simply asks for a story. This is what led me to create the town of Cypress Landing. I hope Louisiana residents will forgive any geographical liberties I have taken for the sake of this story and laissez les bon temps rouler!

I’ve always been awed by people who freely give of their time and talents to help others in distress. That’s why I wanted to tell the story of volunteer search and rescue member Emalea LeBlanc. Like many of us, her life hasn’t always been a bed of roses. But I hope that, like Emalea, we can learn there’s still a lot of good in the world and a lot of love. We simply have to learn to look for it without trying to paint everything with colors from our past. People sometimes ask if the things I’ve written are based on my life, and I have to admit that I only wish I were as capable as Emalea. I never did learn to ride the Harley by myself and although I can scuba dive, I’m not nearly as fearless as she is. The only true adventures are those of the real Jade, my sister-in-law’s cat, whose real-life exploits are quite bookworthy!

I hope you enjoy my first book. It’s been a long but thrilling ride to get here. I’d love to hear from readers. You can e-mail me at suzannecox@suzannecoxbooks.com, or by post at Suzanne Cox, P.O. Box 18836, Hattiesburg, MS 39404. You can visit me on the Web at www.suzannecoxbooks.com or at www.superauthors.com.

Hugs,

Suzanne Cox