Thanks to Jude McNamara, Di Moss and Karin Bridle. Thanks to Kerri Williams, for all the brainstorming sessions we’ve shared over the last few years and for always providing a much-needed laugh; Leanne Jarvis, for your medical advice; and my dad, Greg Lane, for your insightful information about EK Holdens – I think Pop would get a kick out of that! Tony Park, not only are you one of my favourite authors, you also proved to be a wealth of military knowledge – thank you. Thanks also to Sophie and Jo. A huge thanks to the team at Harlequin Australia: Sue, Annabel, Kylie and the clever cover art team.
To my home towns of Macksville and Bowraville, thank you for providing me with so many beautiful memories during my childhood. I consider myself privileged to have returned here to raise my own children.
While there are quite a few places mentioned in the book that are real, I have taken the liberty of creating a few that are not. This is a work of fiction, and the characters are not intended to bear resemblance to anyone, living or dead.