First, I’d like to thank my husband Ben for being so supportive of this little “hobby” and not allowing anyone –even me—call it that without jumping down our throats. Then I need to thank my mom for her support, my kids for their patience with mommy’s writing time and how it sometime intrudes on the things they want to do.
Thanks as well to my critique partners Angie Kirsch and Melissa Stark for reading Luck of the Devil in its infancy to make it a thousand times better than the original draft. And to Liz Pelletier, Libby Murphy, Cathy Yardley, and all the other authors, editors, publicists, and other people who make up the Entangled Publishing family.
Finally, thank you to Anna Robinson, my yellow rose of Texas, who took the time years ago to email the author (me) of a short story she saw online to tell them how much she enjoyed their work and how she thought they should keep at it until they were published. Sometimes the kind words of a perfect stranger are even sweeter than those you hear from the people you love. Thank you for being the perfect stranger who became a great friend.
About the Author
Patricia Eimer is a small-town girl who was blessed with a large tree in the backyard made for reading in on summer days. Mixed with too much imagination, it made her a bratty child but fated her to become a storyteller. She currently lives in Pittsburgh with her two wonderful kids and a husband that learned the gourmet art of frozen pizzas to give her more time to write. When she’s not writing she can be found fencing and arguing about with her dogs about who’s in charge. She can be contacted via her website www.patriciaeimer.com, or through Facebook (Patricia Eimer) and Twitter (@PatriciaEimer).
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