Acknowledgments
To my wonderful editor at Berkley, Wendy
McCurdy, and my agent, Pam Hopkins, of Hopkins Literary Associates.
You have always believed in me. Thank you.
I am grateful to my patient beta readers: Leo
Bourne, Mary Ann Clark, Laura Watkins, Madeline Iva, and Wendy
Rome. I owe much to the support and friendship of the excellent
folks at the Compuserve Books and Writers Community: Diana
Gabaldon, Deniz Bevan, Jen Hendren, Jenny Meyers, Donna Rubino,
Beth Shope, and others too numerous to mention. The Beau Monde, a
special-interest chapter of RWA, has provided endless expertise on
all things 1800-ish. Anything I got right is because of these
wonderful people. All mistakes are my own.