Acknowledgements:

 

A writer only grows in their craft with the help of other writers as critique partners. I’d like to acknowledge J D Abbas for her excellent dissection of my work and help making this book submittable. Thank you, thank you! My early beta readers are incredible assets who keep me focused and enthusiastic with their feedback. Thank you so much to Sandra Warner, Mark Millham, Jessica Burche, Jeri Grove, Gary McNeff and Gina Juliano.

Thank you to my editor, Aubrey Wynne, who guided me through the early days of Internet marketing and press releases, blogs and Twitter with my first book. She has helped me decrease my obsessive use of emdashes and ellipses! Her skill is legendary.

Last, I must again thank my family: Mark, Michaela and Gabriel, for recognizing how important writing is to me, sleeping in on mornings when I get up early to write so I can have an extra hour of solitude, and doing the never-ending laundry when Mom is in the throes of a new book. I love you all.