Special shout-out again to MEGAN. Thank you for cheering me on throughout the writing process (also teasing me with all of her yet-to-be-written story ideas and Fletchy!) and your (and Monica’s) lovable loathing of my favorite non-heir. You took a chance on my books from the very beginning, and I’ll never forget all your support. Can’t wait to read your finished books one day!
As always, my career therapist, best friend, and partner-in-crime, R.L. BLALOCK, I owe you an acknowledgement in every book I write. You’ve literally seen my writing at its worst (Cat-Sand-Rain, enough said) and I’m so proud of you for publishing your first book. We’ve been inseparable since seventh grade, and here we are still sharing the same dreams and hopes together over a decade later. Let’s make it until we are crusty and old, shall we?
My EDITORS (Hot Tree Editing) and my amazing COVER ARTIST (Milo) who have been with this series from start to end!
And finally, my HUSBAND. You let me take a part-time job and sell my car to write the first draft of The Black Mage series when I realized I needed to follow my dreams. I’m sure everyone else thought I was crazy to give up everything for a chance to write, but you’ve stuck by me through every trial and turn, and look how far we’ve come in just a couple of years. We’ll never fall; we’ll never fade. No matter what, until the bitter end, we’re going to be the last ones standing. I love you with every part of my soul. Nice guys do finish first in real life.