Acknowledgments

The old saying “It takes a village” is absolutely true, even for writers who lead a solitary life, entrenched in the lives of their characters.

First and foremost, I couldn’t have written this book without my amazing friends and critique partners Suzanne Clark, Angela Hicks and Sasha Summers. Thank you for the countless hours of brainstorming, critiquing, texting, emailing, and for always being there. I love you, ladies!

Thank you to my wonderful editor, Johanna Raisanen, for believing in me and my cowboy heroes. It’s such a pleasure working with you!

I reached out to my Facebook friends to help name Wyatt’s horse. I loved the suggestion of “Deacon” given by Dan Hill. Thanks, Uncle Dan! Deacon is exactly what Wyatt would have named his horse.

As always, thank you to my husband for being my rock. You are the love of my life.

And to my readers, thank you for being a part of my journey as an author!