Acknowledgments

This book was a collaboration of several incredible talents. My name is the only one on the front because there simply wasn't room for everyone. So for all of you who have made this work possible, here's your name in print!

A big thanks to Linda Harrison who put a lot of faith in me and was there every time I needed her. It was a great experience working with you!

Thank you, Stephen Nathans, for a great tech edit. You shared some of my same frustrations and provided invaluable information and insight.

Thanks to Jon Steever and Heather Wilkins for cleaning up my messes and helping me to create a polished finished product.

Thanks to Seth Kerney, who is most certainly an expert in translation! Anyone who can read and clean up that final draft has my admiration.

Becky Johnson, you've been a great friend! You have been my domestic support and really made this book possible by helping me with my home-front emergencies.

A huge thanks goes to my two oldest sons, Brendan and Caleb, who took a lot of extra responsibility on their shoulders so I could write. Thanks for not complaining and for being proud of me.

And finally, all my love and thanks to the man that believed in me, supported me, and even pushed me at timesmy husband, Brad. Without him, this work would still be a dream on my part.