Lover Enshrined

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With immense gratitude to the readers of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and a shout-out to the Cellies!

Thank you so very much: Karen Solem, Kara Cesare, Claire Zion, Kara Welsh.

Thank you, S-Byte and Ventrue and Loop and Opal for everything you do out of the goodness of your hearts!

As always with gratitude to my Executive Committee: Sue Grafton, Dr. Jessica Andersen, and Betsey Vaughan. And with much respect to the incomparable Suzanne Brockmann.

To DLB-RESPECT love u xxx mummy To NTM-as always, with love and gratitude. You are indeed a prince amongst men. PS-is there anything you can’t find?

To LeElla Scott-are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?

Remmy, cruise control is our friend and we are nothing without LeSunshine. Love to you, my bestie.

To Kaylie-welcome to the world, baby girl. You have a spectacular mother-she’s absolutely my Idol, and not just because she keeps me in hair care products.

To Bub-thanks for schwasted!

None of this would be possible without: my loving husband, who is my adviser and caretaker and visionary, my wonderful mother, who has given me so much love I couldn’t possibly ever repay her, my family (both those of blood and those by adoption), and my dearest friends. Oh, and the better half of WriterDog, of course.