Dedication/Acknowledgment

To Julia Katherine Caylor McLellan and Edith Bradley Dacus, my grandmothers.

Thanks to everyone who helped me with ideas for this book. For my wonderful blog readers who helped me brainstorm story ideas: Regina, Ruth, Sarah R., Pattie, Sylvia M., Leah, Audry, Sherrinda, Amee, Tammy, Krista, Jennifer F., and Patricia. And Liz Johnson, who helped name the character Emerson Bernard. Y’all rock!