Wisdom is better than wit…Jane Austen

Death Wish Coffee. Seriously. As scary as the product sounds, this book is very much a product of me getting up at o’dark hundred and writing, with the aid of a cup of Death Wish Coffee. It’s potent. It’s tasty. It helps me turn coffee into books! (I actually have a mug the says that!)

Also, J. Dawn King. This story was originally titled “The Rose Knight”, and it was just a plot bunny last year. It’s her continued urging and pleading for the story that made this happen. My author friends are the absolute best.

To all of the authors in school who amaze me every day with their support, love, and friendship for their fellow authors. Love you ladies and gentlemen!

To April Floyd, my rock. Because really, just about every one of my books is due to your belief I can do it.

And to the readers on Fanfiction.net who are listed by screen name at the end of this book, who 110% made my day brighter than the sun anytime the writing sky turned gray. The motivation and encouragement on that site makes me wish I could write them a new book every day.

Always smiling,

Elizabeth Ann West