I would like to thank the following people for their invaluable help and support:
All the wonderful people at Berkley for their kindness, cheer-leading, and help in making my dreams come true, including Susan Allison, Leis Pederson, Don Rieck, and Sharon Gamboa.
My agent, Damaris Rowland, for her faith and wisdom, as well as Steven Axelrod, Lori Antonson, and Elsie Turoci.
Jenni Grizzle and Wendy Etherington for being such great buds.
Barbara Hosea for her wonderful haircutting talent, Andrea Moore, and Kathy Burgess for making me laugh and calling me Darlin'.
Thanks also to the wonderful Sue Grimshaw of BGI for her generosity and support. And as always to Kay and Jim Johnson, Kathy and Dick Guse, and Lea and Art D'Alessandro.
A cyber hug to my Looney Loopies: Connie Brockway, Marsha Canham, Virginia Henley, Jill Gregory, Julia London, Kathleen Givens, Sherri Browning, and Julie Ortolon, and also to the Temptresses the Blaze Babes.
A very special thank you to the members of Georgia Romance Writers and Romance Writers of America.
And a very special thank you to all the men and women serving in our armed forces for the sacrifices you and your families make to keep our nation safe.
And finally, thank you to all the wonderful readers who have taken the time to write to me. I love hearing from you!