To my three bad rats: F, T, and C. And to M, with much love, as always. Thanks to my brilliant agent, Patricia Nelson, and my lovely editor, Junessa Viloria—you two ladies make everything better! Thanks to the Tuesday-morning coffee girls (you know who you are), without whom I’d undoubtedly be even crazier than I am now, and finally, to the wonderful ladies of the RWA Heart and Scroll chapter, whose unstinting advice, enthusiasm, support, and friendship have been invaluable.