I found additional insight into the mindset of the female soldier in Helen Thorpe’s Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War, which I highly recommend. For more information on the surprisingly fascinating history of prostitution in Colorado, I urge you to consult Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado, 1860–1930 by Jan Mackell. You can also read all about the Boulderado in Legend of a Landmark: A History of the Hotel Boulderado by Silvia Pettem. Hugh Mark was a real person and by all accounts a lovely man.
A few more random thanks go out to Tracy Tong and Jody Yuan, who somehow knew what a label-obsessed vampire would probably be into, and Matt Ventimiglia, who responded nimbly to my demand of “Quick, gimme a name for a vampire.” Thank you to my development editor Angela Polidoro, for being as excited about Sashi’s return as I was—and for being patient with me even when we didn’t have a lot of time for patience.
And of course, huge, huge thank-yous to my team at 47North: Britt Rogers, Adrienne Lombardo, Ben Smith, and Alex Carr. You guys fought for this series right when I needed it the most, and I’ll always appreciate your being my champions.
About the Author
Photo © 2013 Elizabeth Kraft
Melissa F. Olson was raised in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and studied film and literature at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After a brief stint in the Hollywood studio system, Melissa moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where she eventually acquired a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, a husband, a mortgage, a teaching gig, two kids, and two comically oversized dogs, not at all in that order. Learn more about Melissa, her work, and her dog at www.MelissaFOlson.com.
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