I am ever grateful to my loving husband of thirty-plus years for supporting my writing career during many ups and downs. I also wish to express my appreciation to my critique partner, Violetta Rand, for helping me through some rough spots, and to my wonderful friends Jill, Ivy, and Annette, for taking the time to give this an early read and for sharing their invaluable feedback. I would like to acknowledge all of the wonderful people at Sourcebooks who helped to bring this story to life, especially my editor, Deb Werksman, for her continued faith in me. Last but certainly not least, I wish to thank Dawn Adams and photographer Claudio Marinesco for my incredible book covers.