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Ends, Means, Laws, and an Angry Ship

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Editor: Sue Laybourn

Published in the United States of America

This book is a work of fiction. While reference might be made to actual historical events or existing locations, the names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Author’s Note

I have been incredibly blessed by supportive readers throughout my career. From Susan who wrote the first feedback I ever got back when I started in fanfic to Sarah and Hunter who have unflaggingly supported my publishing and moving into self-publishing, I have a community behind me. I wouldn’t be able to write without them. Mandy cheers me on no matter how much I lose the path, and she’s awesome at pointing out my many grammar mistakes. Shin builds up my ego when my insecurities take over (and nags me to try new things, like audio). They are the rock I stand on (or rocks, maybe). Alexis, Maryam, Emma, Jeanette, Sarah and Beth support every rough draft and false start. Jean, Aurelie, Mandy, and Nanette rolled up their sleeves and helped edit the final drafts, and Sue—editor extraordinaire—did the final polish. And that’s not even counting the people who commented on the rough chapter by chapter: Ingeborg, Jennifer, Nanette, Mandy, Sarah, Blue, Avalie, Corinna and so many more. Without these folks, Lyn Gala wouldn’t have survived the vagaries of publishing. She would have become a wistful dream in the back of an old history teacher’s mind—a wish for what might have been. But you and all the readers who leave reviews and buy books and check them out from libraries are the magic that has breathed life into my dream. Thank you.