My deepest appreciation to Laura Jorstad for her copyediting genius, to the St. Martin’s Art Department for such a beautiful cover, and to Alexandra Sehulster for all her guidance.
Thank you, Monique Patterson, for giving Susana and Andrew this chance at love.
My sincere thanks to my fellow writers for their support along this journey. Especially Cherry Adair, Pam Binder, Sidney Bristol, Delilah Devlin, Tina Donahue, Laurann Dohner, Sharon Hamilton, Mark Henry, Desiree Holt, Cat Johnson, Elle James, Jennifer Kacey, Gina Lamm, Delilah Marvelle, Becky McGraw, Rebecca Zanetti, and so many more.
And of course a shout-out to my amazing support team: Linda Bass, Crystal Benedict, Stephanie Berowski, Crystal Biby, Kris Bloom, Monica Britt, Kim Brown, Sandy Butler, Carmen Cook, Celeste Deveney, Tracey A. Diczban, Shelly Estes, Natalie French, Lisa Fox, Rhonda Jones, Denise Krauth, Barbara Kuhl, Angie Lane, Tracey Parker, Laurie Peterson, Iris Pross, Tina Reiter, Hollie Rieth, Pam Roberts, Regina Ross, Sandy Sheer, Kiki Sidira, Sheri Vidal, Sally Wagoner, Deb Watson, Veronica Westfall, and Michelle Wilson, as well as the shy ones, Christy, Elf, Fedora, Gaele, Lisa, Nita, and Pansy Petal.
To all my friends in the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America, Passionate Ink, and Rose City Romance Writers groups, and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, thank you for all your support and encouragement.