I was blessed to have the help and support of many talented people to whom I want to express my sincere thanks:
To my wonderful staff, Joyce Head, Sandi Miller, Heidi Stepanovitch, Donna Cash, and Deborah Johnson, for all their help and support.
To Diane Reverand, my editor, for her insight, feedback and expertise, and Janet Dery, Richard Rhorer, and the other wonderful staff at HarperCollins.
To my literary agent, Jan Miller, and her wonderful assistant, Shannon Mizer-Marven, who both shared my vision and enthusiasm for this book and pushed to help make it a reality.
To Wes Smith for your tireless and committed effort, for taking my thoughts and ideas and building a foundation on which this manuscript was built. This project ...
