Grant makes a leaping catch, and Iris sets down her coffee to clap, to yell encouragement, to give her children all the love and attention they need. Her face is flushed with happiness.

She has kept one secret this long. She can keep another.

Never ask her how long she can keep a secret.

Acknowledgments

Heartfelt thanks to Wes Miller, Lucy Dauman, Peter Ginsberg, Ed Wood, Lindsey Rose, Callum Kenny, Ben Sevier, Karen Kozstolnyik, David Shelley, Beth de Guzman, Matthew Ballast, Holly Frederick, Jordan Rubenstein, Andy Dodds, Millie Seaward, Jeff Holt, Carmel Shaka, Joe Benincase, Morgan Swift, Nidhi Pugalia, Jonathan Lyons, Sarah Perillo, Madeline Tavis, Shirley Stewart, Eliane Benisti, Lieutenant Robert Mills, Juraj Slavik, Nick Slavik, Chip Evans, Sam Richardson, Will Graham, Richard Shaw, Toni McGee Causey, Meg Gardiner, and J. T. Ellison.

Special thanks to Vince and Chele Robinette and Bo and Colleen Brewer, for sharing their adoption experiences with me.

As always, my greatest thanks to Leslie, Charles, and William for their love and support.

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About the Author

@ Leslie Abbott

Jeff Abbott is the New York Times bestselling author of eighteen novels. He is the winner of an International Thriller Writers Award (for the Sam Capra thriller The Last Minute) and is a three-time nominee for the Edgar Award. He lives in Austin with his family. You can visit his website at www.JeffAbbott.com.

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