Acknowledgments

Nothing was as important to the writing of What Doesn’t Kill Her as my daughters, Shannon and Arwen, who taught their amazed mommy how smart, how annoying and how funny little girls can be. The terror a parent feels about the safety of their children is universal; translating that terror and the incredible bond that grows between parent and child was a challenge I hope I captured in some small part, and communicated to my dear reader. Thanks, my dear girls, for making me a better person.

When it comes to positioning the books, sales navigates the increasingly challenging and constantly changing platforms that are book placement. In the case of What Doesn’t Kill Her, the HQN Books sales team was also the guiding light behind the name change and the cover redesign. Thank you so much, Fritz Servatius and the team. I’m so excited about the changes.

To Allison Carroll—so many brilliant insights and ideas wrapped up as horrible queries! Keep up the good work!

Thank you to the whole trade and hardcover art team, led by Erin Craig, and to Sean Kapitain for the What Doesn’t Kill Her cover and the formatting of Kellen’s mental Rolodex files.

Thanks to Lisa Wray, manager, publicity and events. Despite bad weather and broken planes, what an entertaining publishing year we created! I look forward to working with you on many more fabulous and unique publishing events.

Thank you to Craig Swinwood, publisher and CEO, Loriana Sacilotto, executive vice president, and to Susan Swinwood, HQN editorial director, for the opportunities you’ve given the Cape Charade series.

Dianne Moggy, vice president of editorial, thank you. After so many years of anticipation, working with the HQN team and seeing the care with which you publish is a privilege. You used the word “stellar,” about What Doesn’t Kill Her; what a treasure for me to enjoy!