I CRIED WRITING the Acknowledgments page for my last book, since I was giving a tribute to my late mother in it. I don’t want to break into tears again, so I’m keeping this one short and sweet. As always, my first thanks go to God. Some days, I still can’t believe I have the job that I dreamed about when I was a kid. Of course, I also have to thank my husband, Matthew, for far too many things to list, and my family, for their love and support. Thanks also to my wonderful editor, Allison Carroll, and to my fabulous agent, Nancy Yost. Special thanks also go to dear friends Melissa Marr and Ilona Andrews, who dropped everything to give me notes during a very tight turnaround time. Thanks also to the Harlequin team for all their hard work with this series. Finally, I’d like to send endless gratitude out to the readers of this series, and to readers everywhere. Each time you open a book, you make our stories come alive.