Acknowledgments

Thank you to the members of Blade and Shield—Karin, Celestine, Jason, Dan, Laura, and Jim—for your support and suggestions. Thank you to Elle J Rossi of Evernight Designs for the fabulous cover; to TJ McKay at InD’Tale for all her encouragement; to Terrance Grundy at Editerry for putting the commas where they belong; and to Mike for being there.

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