Home to Stay is dedicated to my husband, whose steadfast love and encouragement gives me strength and the determination to keep working;

 

to my daughters, best friends who never make fun of me when countless hours of research, interviews, writing, and editing sometimes means “Mom spent all day with her hair in a tangle and in her PJs again ”;

 

to my “grandorables,” who are the living, breathing examples for the “brighter than average” kids who appear in my books;

 

to my readers, whose praise-filled letters motivate me to continue writing;

 

to Kensington’s talented editorial staff and art department;

 

last but not least, to God, for blessing me with an Idea Factory brain