ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Without the prompting of many people, this story would still be residing on a backup drive where I stored it after writing it while my husband was in law school and I spent about sixteen hours a day alone after getting laid off from my job. Indeed, I have probably forgotten half the people who persuaded me this is a story worth letting others read. Besides my agent and editor, these lovely ladies include Marylu Tyndale, Patty Smith Hall, Louise M. Gouge, and Kathy Davis.
Call me crazy, but I have to thank my cats as well. They lie on my desk, entice me away to play, and just offer me cuddles when I need to calm. In memory of my foot-warmer, Tangelo, who was taken from me much too young, to Chili Pepper, my most faithful desk-sitter, and to Ford, for coming into my life with such youthful exuberance, even if that means I often end up with weird messages in the middle of my manuscript from your attempts to help me write. Most of all, I thank my husband, who solves my computer issues and is the reason I can write romances with sincerity.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Laurie Alice Eakes lay in bed as a child telling herself stories and dreaming of becoming a published writer. She is now a bestselling, award-winning author with nearly two dozen books in print. Romantic Times writes: “Eakes has a charming way of making her novels come to life without being over the top.”
Laurie Alice has a degree in English and French from Asbury University and a master’s degree in fiction writing from Seton Hill University. She lives in Texas with her husband and sundry pets. She loves watching old movies with her husband in the winter and going for long walks along Galveston beaches in the summer. When she isn’t writing, she’s doing housework, which she considers time to work out plot points, and visiting museums as a recreational activity. For more information about Laurie Alice and her books, visit www.lauriealiceeakes.com.
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