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I wish to personally thank the following people for their contributions to my inspiration and knowledge in writing this book. Thank you to my wonderful Editor Beth Bruno, President of CT Authors and Publishers Association, for your countless rounds of editing and your priceless feedback. Thanks to Lena Gibson for your ninja proofreading skills! Humbled by my wonderful BETA Testers and ARC Bloggers, especially Nikki Brackett, who prized the book so much after reading it, that she advocated it far and wide voluntarily. Thank you to my mom, whose love of dense Victorian novels, made me love reading as a kid. Dearest Rahat Ali, thank you for your loving and encouraging sanction of my work. Appreciate my sisters, Ayesha and Maryam, for their daily dose of love and quirky support. In awe of the patience of my kiddos, Emad and Elsa, in waiting for their mom to finish the book. Miriam Peregrina thank you for your support and patience with this project.
Love you all.
Tauheed, my husband and best friend, none of this would be possible without you.
You are my anchor.