Many thanks to Kate Cuthbert and the team at Escape Publishing for giving me the opportunity to realise my writing dreams. And special thanks to my editor Johanna Baker for her enthusiasm and insightful advice. Also thank you to my readers; it’s a pleasure and honour to share my fictional worlds with you. To my wonderful friends for listening to endless plot ideas! And much love and gratitude to my husband and children who always give me ‘just five more minutes’ to spend with my characters...