Acknowledgments

My sincere thanks go out to:

My loving husband, Budley

My handsome sons, Mike and Sam

My pals from my nursing days

My wonderful readers

My talented critique partners, Sandy James, Nan Reinhardt, and Tia Catalina

My keen-eyed beta reader, Mellanie Szereto

My supportive agent, Melissa Jeglinski

My longtime editor, Deb Werksman

My amazing blog followers

My fellow IRWA members

My insane cats, Kate and Allie

My normal cat, Jade

My barn cat, Kitty Cat

My trusty horses, Kes and Jadzia

My peachy little dog, Peaches

And every woman who has ever dreamed of riding a cowboy