Acknowledgments - Take Your Time

I’ve been blessed to pursue two careers that brought me great satisfaction. The first, law enforcement, allowed me to help people and to work for the advancement of women in a profession that often overlooked them. In the second, I parlay that career into stories of survival, the struggle to balance love and livelihood, and the fight between good and evil. To Len Barot, Sandy Lowe, and all the other wonderful folks at Bold Strokes Books—thank you for giving me and so many other authors the chance to tell our stories.

To Cindy Cresap, many thanks for your extra time and attention on this project. Your fresh perspective and insights were invaluable. The steady doses of humor didn’t hurt either.

To friends and BSB sister authors, D. Jackson Leigh and Missouri Vaun—what a ride! Thank you for lunch that day in Napa, the brainstorming that led to this project, the writing retreat at The Tower, and the many rounds of back and forth to make The Pine Cone Romances reality. Working with you guys was the best!

Jenny Harmon, friend and beta reader extraordinaire, thank you for taking time out of your busy life to provide priceless feedback. This book is so much better for your efforts. I am truly grateful.

To my friends, Paige and Evelyn Braddock, thank you for the lovely covers for all the Pine Cone books. You made this trilogy even more special with your artistic touches.

To all the readers who support and encourage my writing, thank you for buying my books, sending emails, and showing up for events. You make my “job” so much fun!