ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you to Kathy S., who has read every single version of this tale and never once complained (at least not verbally, haha). You’ve stuck through my obsession with the story and the characters. I’ve had so many projects I’ve worked on, but you understood that I couldn’t let this “love affair” go.

Thank you to my mother, for instilling in me a love of fantasy, science fiction, reading, and writing.

Thank you to my beta readers: Andrew, Carrie, Kathy S., Kathy W., and my husband, Scott.

Thank you to all the book supporters on Inkshares for making this possible.