Acknowledgements

Special thanks to...

If I miss someone along the way, it is unintentional. Trust that I appreciate your support.

 

My Wife - For your continued support, encouragement, and being my rock through the sleepless nights. You’re my #1 fan.

 

My Daughters – You’ve tried your best to distract me with games of ring-around-the-rosie. I don’t know where I’d be without you.

 

My Mother – Even though I lost you at a young age, you are the reason I am who I am today, and why I strive to be the best I can be. I hope I make you proud.

 

My Family – Your love for reading created the passion in me to write. Thank you for your support and in helping me realize my dreams.

 

My Agent – Jennifer Lyons, you believed in an unpublished author who was still wet behind the ears. Thank you for helping me achieve my goals.

 

Dr. Robert Clark – Editor, agent, friend…you do it all. Your generosity in taking time out of your busy schedule to help an unknown, asking nothing in return, can never be appreciated enough.

 

My Publisher - Cheryl Tardif, Imajin Books, thanks for believing in my work and taking a chance on a ‘newbie’.

 

Professor Paul McCarthy – A creative genius. You not only educated me about the writing process, but you also made me a better writer.

 

Mr. John Stevens – Your critiques helped mold my writing and made me aware of the endless possibilities.

 

Mrs. Joan Conrod – My proofreader, teacher and friend. You believed in my writing, the first copy is yours.

 

My Critique Group – Ms. Nadine Doolittle and Ms. Kathy Leveille, two brilliant writers and brutally honest critics. I hated you then, I love you now.

    

My Techies - Danielle Belec and Scott Ward. Without you, this website would only be an idea.

 

* Special thanks to all who have helped along the way, those who went the extra mile who didn’t have to. My journey was a long, difficult road and without you, my goals would never have been fulfilled. *

 

AND OF COURSE THANK YOU TO YOU, THE READERS. YOU MAKE IT ALL WORTHWHILE.