This book required a significant amount of research before and during the writing process. I’d like to take a moment to thank a few people who tolerated all my questions.
Thank you to my cousin Shane’s 4X4 group. The answers and photos that you provided regarding mudding proved extremely useful. Your passion for it really helped me breathe life into the scene when Ed and Emma take the ATVs out for a rip.
Also, many thanks to Colin W. and Allen A. for your detailed responses to my questions about the military. You helped me better understand the Canadian military’s inner workings, which enabled me to form accurate character backgrounds. Thank you for your service.
To Tarrelyn W. and Hyacinthe Miller for helping me to bring depth to Ed Moore’s character. I hope readers enjoy the Moore family as much as I enjoyed writing them.
I’d also like to thank my many friends who have jumped in on conversations (generally late at night, when the muse has bitten me) to help me research topics, from tattoos to smoking to preferred beverages. Your opinions, life experiences, and suggestions have provided help during crucial writing binges.