I am indebted to the following people for generously sharing themselves and their expertise with me:
Sharon Brooks, Jeff Doranz, Elizabeth Falk, Virginia Herrmann, Mo Javins, Julia Mitchell, Jed Nitzberg, Rhonda Roberts, Craig Ross, and Pam Saunders;
To my former agent, Adele Leone, and my former editor, Karen Solem, for their unflagging confidence;
And, as always, to Cher Johnson, Mary Kirk, Peter Porosky, and Suzanne Schmidt, as well as to the Mount Vernon Writer’s Group. Thank you all.