Special thanks to

my incomparable editor, Krista Marino;

my agent, Nadia Cornier, who wouldn't let me quit this book;

author Kelly Parra, for her “cyber fairy dust”;

the Buzz Girls, at www.booksboysbuzz.com;

my daughter, Sarah, for her assurances;

my soccer professionals, Bjorn, Stefan and Ashley;

and friends and family who continue to light my way, including Stacy Gustafson, Paddy Lock, Patricia Mills, Tom, Heather, Billie, Joe, Russ, Mary and Annie, and the guys who keep our home fires burning.