Dedication

 

 

My deepest thanks and gratitude…

First and foremost to God, for allowing me to have the gift of writing, for His steadfast love and for Jesus Christ, my Savior. I would be nothing without Him.

To Mom, for loving me so very much, always pushing me to do my best and providing me with a Christian home and education. To Dad, for showing me what it looks like to love others as Christ first loved us. You do that every day, everywhere you go. To my little sisters, Morganne and Reganne—you are wonderful, beautiful and such a joy to be around. To Grammy, for your love, your friendship, and all the wonderful talks we have. To Mawmaw, for always supporting me and encouraging me in everything I do and to Papaw, for always encouraging me to follow whatever plan God has for me, wherever it takes me.

To my wonderful editor, Jamie. Thank you for believing in Blood Princess and giving it a chance. You made the entire publishing process so easy and fun, and you are such a joy to work with.

To LeeAnn and Shelby, for loving my book from the moment you first read it. Blood Princess would never have been finished, much less published, without you. Thank you for your feedback, for loving Laura and Shane just as much as I do, and for being such great friends. I love and appreciate you so much. To Quiarah, Erin, Jack, Jacob, Brent, Doug and Natasha for reading my book and providing me with valuable feedback that helped my characters and story. You all are awesome. To Mariah, Caleb, Joan and Michael Barley, Chastity, Terra, Kari, Matthew, Sarah, Paul Gibson, Chip Pendleton, Matt Sundburg, the entire college group at Westport Road and everyone else who has supported me. Thank you for being great friends and so encouraging.

I am blessed to have such wonderful people in my life.