ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I’d like to thank the following people for their help with this book:

Karen McAlpin and Wesley Stallings from the Wild Horse Fund for giving me background on the Corolla wild horses;

Lee Lofland for his knowledge of police procedure;

Kevin Ward, the youth director of Williamson’s Chapel Methodist Church for allowing me to visit the youth group;

The youth groups of Williamson’s Chapel Methodist Church and North Cross Church for welcoming me and being so open about their feelings and opinions;

Ann Campanella and her daughter, Sydney, for reading and commenting;

Chris Woodworth for her invaluable help with plot questions;

Dan and Betsy Clark for introducing us to the Outer Banks back before our children were even born;

And last but not least, Deb Waldron for patiently listening to my character and plot permutations on a daily basis.