This book is dedicated with love to Katie Sue Morgan, my friend and mentor who who guided me into a writers' group when I found myself alone and new upon my arrival in Shreveport, Louisiana. Thank you, Sue, not only for finding me a romance writers' chapter to join, but for your immediate invitation to lunch two days after my first phone call. I've never been so grateful for a reprieve from unpacking boxes! Your generous spirit, your nurturing strength and your creative eye help me take my work seriously as a writer and nudged me down a path that has given me so much joy.