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  This book is dedicated to my family.

  Acknowledgements

  To my husband Ethan for supporting me through emotions and creative disasters he isn’t programed to understand, and for giving me my own love story to live.

  To my mom, Lynn, for always being my cheerleader and my harshest critic when I needed it most. You knew me before anyone else in the world knew me, and you may always know me best.

  To my dad, David, for giving me my first Thesaurus and my first lessons in literature.

  Maybe this will make up for the pain he suffered watching me try to play basketball.

  To my sisters, Diana and Cara, for being my first fans. I finished this because of you.

  Also because of you, I will never look at dumplings the same again.

  To my brothers, Ryan and Matthew, for being patient. Sorry guys. The fantasy war epic may happen someday, but romance will always come first.

  And because I do not have to thank a publishing company, bear with me as I enjoy a few more dedications.

  To Lori for the hours she freely gave to critique and edit even though her life is crazy too. Hopefully I will do her credit as an avid romance fan.

  To Kim for making free and heavy use of an orange highlighter and having the courage half-way through the manuscript to tell a friend that it needed serious work. I look forward to salvaging my pride on another story, though I may forever hate the color orange.

  To the ladies of my book club for letting me yack at them all hours of the night on the last Thursday of every month.