<style type="text/css">  </style> <meta content="urn:uuid:ddadc6c3-af1f-4061-ae3d-686fcf85147d" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body xml:lang="EN-US"> <div class="WordSection2"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <h2 class="sigil_not_in_toc" style="text-align: center;">Dedication</h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>To my beloved Clint—for showing me this series deserved to be born.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <h2 class="sigil_not_in_toc" style="text-align: center;">Acknowledgements</h2> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you to Pamela for her belief in my stories and all her hard work and patience.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to my parents for the stories they raised me with and encouraging me to never give up my passion for writing.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And endless thanks and love to my husband, Clint, and our children for their constant love and encouragement.</p> </div> </body> </html>