First, I would like to thank God, my heavenly father, for every blessing and most of all the blood of Jesus. A special thanks to my wonderful editor, Malaika Adero, for bearing with me through all of my life issues that often interfered with the completion of this book. Thanks to Judith Curr, Todd Hunter, and the staff at Atria. Thanks to my family and (true) friends who have supported me. Carlos, over the years, many things have changed but the love hasn’t, and it never will. My Kaden and Madison, there is nothing on earth that makes my heart smile the way that you two do. To my loyal readers, thank you so much for being patient with me. I hope that this book was worth the wait. Thanks to all the book clubs across the nation, bookstores, street vendors, and all the media outlets that have shown me love.

God Bless, Danielle Santiago

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