From the Author

I am writing this on the one year anniversary of uploading my first novel. I was finally pushed into this dream by the people around me who were tired of being guinea pigs and said, “Publish!” So, I did and what an amazing ride it has been. I owe a huge thank you to many people, but most important are the readers. Thank you for giving me a shot at a dream. Your constant encouragement keeps me at the keyboard.

Lynne, Dawn, Linda, Henriette, Terry – you ladies simply rock!

Kaycee, you are a savior. I am lucky to have such a patient editor.

Gayl, what can I say? You were a blessing sent from above. Thank you for everything.

My four legged editorial team, I thank you for hours of company and for listening to me read. More treats are coming. Yes, the chicken jerky kind. (The real Freddie Krueger, the model for Rainey’s bobbed-tail black cat, lives at my house and is a constant source of entertainment and consternation.)

Mom and Dad, thanks for being there. Like the Sugarland song says, “Remember me in ribbons and curls, I still love you more than anything in the world, Love, your baby girl.”

Jon, you’re the best son ever. Kendra, you are the best daughter-in-law ever.

Deb, as always – you are my inspiration. Thanks for the gallons of coffee, bringing me food when I was too wrapped up in the story to remember to eat, sleeping alone for nights on end while I wrote into the wee hours of the morning, and not minding when I slept away the next day. Thank you for all the little things that mean so much. You are the reason I believe in love at first sight.