Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my mom, my husband, and my three sons for their patience and encouragement through this process. Thank you also to all my family and friends for their continued support. Thank you so much to Michelle at Central Avenue Publishing, the Greater Lehigh Valley Writer’s Group, my critique partner, Bob Janis Dillon, and my wonderful editor, Meghan Tobin-O’Drowsky. A special thanks goes out to Aloysius Dragovits, Daniella Juhasz, Lee and Krista Sandt for their time and inspiration. Last but not least, I would like to thank Oscar Ramirez Barcelli and Carol Rodriguez for their help with the research.