First, I give all praises to God for seeing me through the completion of this book and also blessing me with the gift to write. Thanks mommy for always believing in me and supporting my dreams. Pop, I wish you were here to see this, but I still can hear your voice coming from the clouds. This book was encouraged by two individuals that told me I need to write a book on the same day! So thanks to one of my clients, Heather Gersh and one of my BFF’s, Reggie Matthews for giving me the courage to begin writing. Another thanks to Reggie Matthews for lending your ears when I needed your input, your brain is amazing. Thanks to my other BFF, Shalonda Anderson for being there to read a paragraph, proofread it or just listen. You have such a caring spirit and I thank you for always going the distance with me. Thanks to all of my clients that got a chance to read the first 3 chapters of the book when I was trying to see if I could do this. Y’all gave me the go ahead. Thanks for your enthusiasm, laughter, and giggles. I want to thank my neighbor who was the only person who read the completion of my book. Damier Xandrine I’m glad all of your feedback was wonderful. I was nervous to hear what you had to say. I want to thank authors and my fellow friends Anita Payne, Andretta Greer and Olayinka Aikens. I appreciate your support, knowledge and all of your advice ladies. Andretta, you are a great mentor, thank you for coming to my every beck and call and thanks for all the lunches, dinners and seminars we’ve shared. I want to thank my cousin Deandre Lemon-Hooker for encouraging me to keep writing and not to give up when I wanted to so badly. Special shout out to another cousin, Andrey Lemon-Pryor for enlightening me and making my story much richer with your details. I want to thank the staff at The Al Dro Show for letting me grace your mics and advertise my book for FREE! All love to you Al Dro and The Peanut Gallery. Hey Nutz!!! Thanks to Tyora Moody of Tywebbin Creations for your gift and talents with my book cover. Thanks for advising me not to settle. So glad I listened to you girl. Chris Guthrie of Red Pen, thanks for working on my edits and falling in love with the story. The back and forth drove me crazy. If there are any errors left in this book, it’s your fault! Daniel Spikes of Visual Knock Outs, thank you for rescuing my dream the night before and making it a reality in less than an hour. Special thanks to the models on the cover, Chaundra Dixon, for your first modeling gig, you nailed it. Je’Nein White and Geormel Benson, I thank you for making the images of the story come to life. The three of you made my vision picture perfect! Special shout out to all my family and friends (you know who you are) who thought they needed a role in my book or threatened me because they thought this story would be about them, you wish! To all of my readers, I am grateful.