In loving memory of Fred Grimm, whose last name was the biggest misnomer of all. Nick proudly dons his bright Hawaiian shirts in your honor, my brother. You are and will always be missed.

To Stephania, for being another bright and shining light in this world. God bless and keep you always, my sister. I love you dearly! And I think of you every day.

For Mama Lisa, Greg, and Sister Kim, for keeping me sane and for reasons y’all know. I couldn’t have done it without you! And for Judy, Loretta, Paco, Carl and Jacs and Pam and my two nurse Kims! And always Red Kim. :)

Last, but never, ever least, my husband and boys, for inspiring me and putting up with my most forgetful ways and long, solitary hours of writing time. I couldn’t make it through my days or life without you.

And to my awesome agent and team at SMP, and especially my wonderful editor, who hasn’t used her voodoo doll on me yet. Thank you! I’m so blessed to have all of you in my life and I’m so glad all of you are part of my world!