To my husband and sweet children — without your love and support I would never be able to write these stories. I love you guys!
To Joyce Hart, my agent — thank you for always being such a great source of encouragement to me.
To Sue Brower, Rachelle and Ellen, all editors extraordinaire, thanks for forcing me to dig deeper into my characters and story.
To my fabulous experts — I would never have been able to complete this book without all of you! Faith Walker, who’s always willing to answer my medical questions. Paul Simpson, who helped with the military scenes and provided incredible photos of an actual medivac mission so I could see the desert. Randy Burrows, who ensured Nick flew like a real pilot. And last, but not least, Dave Lindsay, who not only helped me flesh out and give Taz his name, but who also became my number-one nitpicking fan and extra pair of eyes!