Kate Stewart
To every reader and blogger who took a chance on this book. Your support means so much to us, with grateful hearts we thank you for giving our words purpose and more meaning. This outstanding community is nothing other than remarkable, and I’m so grateful you let me be a part of it
As I emerge from this writing coma completely in love with the American soldier there is only one hand I want to reach for, and it’s yours, Heather Orgeron. In all my days of writing, I’ve never been so immersed in a book, in its characters, and I have you to thank. It’s unbelievable how this finished story came to be. As your imagination went wild, mine did too. I’m so glad you asked me to look it over, then managed to have the strength and patience to deal with my creative crazy and let me take some liberties NO ONE else would have ever had the patience for. In the end, I can say I’ve never been prouder of a book because of the ways it brought us together and how this one will stay with me, forever. Thank you for sharing this with me, I’m forever grateful.
Donna Cooksley Sanderson - you are a godsend. Not only are you the best of friends but you helped me live through the process of writing one of the most difficult books I’ve ever helped to pen. I love you. Thank you for pulling me from the sand when it was over and dusting me off.
Thank you to my amazing betas - Bex Kettner, Ella Fields, Rachael Robinson, MJ Fields, Stacy Hahn, Leigh Shen, Maria Black, Marissa D‘Onofrio, Christy Baldwin, Angela Scott, Alta Scott, Jessie Soto, Patty Tennyson, Kathy Sheffler, Malene Dich, Dani Fuslier and Maiwenn B. Without you I would have suffered through this alone and I can’t imagine finishing this book without your help. You ladies are outstanding friends and have been an unbelievable aid in finishing this novel.
A million thanks to my PA, Bex Kettner. In case I haven’t made it abundantly clear, I appreciate you every single day, and I’m so happy you’re a part of mine.
Thank you to my kick-ass proofers Bethany Castaneda, Joy Kriebel-Sadowski, Grey Ditto, Marissa D’Onofrio, and Donna Cooksley Sanderson. Your eagle eyes saved our asses, and your reactions as you read have added to some of my favorite moments. XO
Thank you to my dear friends Ella Fields, MJ Fields, Kennedy Ryan, Leigh Shen, and Emma Scott, for being there when shit gets the most hectic. I’m forever grateful I’ve got you, and you damned sure have my back. Just know my shirt is always yours.
Thank you to the ladies of DHI, for being the most amazing and supportive group. I’m so lucky to know every one of you. And this year as our friendships have started to blossom, I’m in awe of you all with profound respect.
Thank you to my dear friends and family for sticking around when I go AWOL. I can’t imagine doing any of this without your support.
Thank you to my amazing husband, Nick, who helplessly watched me cry for endless days wondering if the sky was falling. I can’t imagine trying to face either world, real or fictional, without you.
Thank you to my amazing friend Christine Estevez, for the second look, for the unbelievable support. I can’t imagine this novel without your eyes on it. You really are such a spectacular help and friend.
Thank you to my amazing army of one, Autumn Gantz, my true Jerry McGuire, and one of the people I trust more than most and not because of what you do for me, but because of who you are. You have a lot of heart, and I’m so happy to know it. You are the ambassador of the Quan!