Thanks to my wonderful husband, for finally agreeing to get a dog. Thanks to Patricia Sutkowski for finding just the right puppy for our family, and Sue Varner for raising lovely Labradors. A big thank you to my editors, Ramona, Lara, and Marylu, and my brilliant cover artist Najla. Thank you also to my Mindful Writing group, and especially to Carolyn Menke for suggesting I make Capone a character in his own book. As always, sending out love to my Alex House gang (Kathie Shoop, Lori M. Jones, and Kim Pierson), because life is so much better with my tribe. And a special thank you to some furry friends, Jackson, Faraday, Townsend, Gracie, Wrigley, Uncle Clancy, Elliot, Casper, and Rocco.