First and foremost, I want to thank my beta reader, Kay McSpadden. Kay read and reread this story more times than I can count. I also would like to thank Gretchen Almoughraby and Alex Block. Their suggestions helped me clarify situations and make the action more believable. William Sheehan consulted on military matters. My brother, Thomas, was great as a myth reference. Cherryl Crouch and Erin Zarro were the final editors of grammar ... they had a tough job. All mistakes are mine.
I also want to thank all of my readers. Your continued encouragement helped give me the confidence to write this story. I love you guys!
Finally, thanks must go to my husband Eric. If he hadn’t nagged me to stop writing fan fiction and start writing something I could own, this story never would have happened.