Acknowledgements

The first thanks must go out to my loyal readers who fell in love with Beneath the Mask and asked for more. Thank you for taking the chance on my debut novel and for conveying your wishes to me. I hope Aubrey and Barbara lived up to your expectations despite being very different people from Daphne and Jasper.

My husband again offered his encouragement, proofing, and general support to make this book happen, as did several other members of my family and friends. I appreciate the time and energy each of them gave whether it was listening to me work through plot points or helping refine the back cover text to entice you to pick up A Country Masquerade, helping me with the final steps before I could put the story into your hands.

Last but not least, thank you Patrick Lynn Smith for the beautiful cover gracing this book.