Acknowledgements

Whoever said writing or selling a novel is the hard part, was wrong. The hard part is thanking the people who were instrumental in bringing your story to life.

There are the people who believed in me and helped me stay the course--my husband and my sons. My sister, and my friends, Jill, Gabbi, Meg and Jeri, and all the readers of my blog. And Chris? You know I couldn't have done this without you.

There are the people who helped me discover Desi's voice and held me to the fire when I didn't write as well as I could--Brianna, Christine F., Elana, Jenn, Sara and Stacy.

There are the people who read this book and weren't afraid to tell me what needed to be fixed--and there are far too long to list. Jeff and Kari at Bobby Lawrence Karate--thank you for supporting me and inspiring me every day. I am so very grateful for your time and efforts on my behalf.

They also say it takes a village to raise a child and certainly that's true of raising a novel.

Thank you, all of you, for believing in me and my story--Desi belongs to you, now.