Dedication

This book is dedicated to my husband, Neil, who took on everything house-related (cooking, washing, driving the children to after-school activities, and just about everything else you can think of) so I could have the time I needed to finish this book. He is a wonderful man and my best friend and I'm very lucky to have him!

This book is also dedicated to my children, Jessica and William, who tried hard to understand when Mommy couldn't play with them, read to them, help them with the homework (and all the other things I couldn't do during the three months I was writing.) I'm so lucky to have such great kids!

Author's Acknowledgments

Even though the author's name goes on the front cover, it takes a lot of effort on the part of many people to actually get a book out of the author's mind and into the books stores. I'm lucky to have had a group of great people behind me who made this book a reality.

First, I would like to thank my agent, Carole McClendon, from Waterside Productions. Not only did she help me with great suggestions for improving the book in the proposal stage, she gave me support and encouragement whenever I needed it; I couldn't have completed this book without her. I would also like to thank Tom Heine, the Acquisitions Editor for this book. Tom understood the target audience I wanted to reach and because of his support, I was able to write the book I wanted to write. Tim Borek, the Project Editor for this book, also deserves credit; Tim worked hard to ensure ...

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