Thanks to Linore Burkard and Debbie Lynne Costello for being such great friends. A three-strand cord is not easily broken.
Special thanks to Carol Moncado for always being ready to brainstorm with me, read my stories and critique, or just listen. You are the hardest-working writer I know! It’s only a matter of time, girl.
And another special thanks to Cory Kohl for her great horse sense, and for answering so many of my questions, especially with my next book. Thank you!
Thanks to Chriscynethia Floyd, Sara Merritt, Jonathan Michael, Gwen Hendrickson, and all the wonderful people in the Zondervan marketing department. You go above and beyond, and I’m so thankful for you. Thanks to everyone at Zondervan, in all departments, who work hard to make my books look good and sell well. I am forever grateful for your vision.
And thanks once again to Mike Heath of Magnus Creative, the genius who creates my book covers and trailers. I love them so much!
I want to thank all my writer friends in ACFW who are quick to help in every way possible; quick to encourage, quick to give a hug, and really quick to take up for me. You make me laugh and lift my spirits, and you’re a big part of the reason I am where I am.
And to all my friends in Seekerville … thanks for all the cyber hugs, and for chastising me when I want to be lazy or whiny. Your love is a lifeline!
I have to say that I’m very grateful to Taylor Swift, who writes such great songs. I plotted this entire novel, over many months, while listening to “Love Story” and “Enchanted.”
Thanks most of all to my readers, and especially those who take time to send encouraging Facebook messages and emails through my website. I couldn’t keep doing this if it wasn’t for you. You readers are the most important links in the process, the beginning and the end.
And to God who sustains and blesses me. Thank you for helping me keep it all in perspective. I can’t live or move or breathe without you.