Elena Valdez has had to listen to me talk and talk and talk for years now—about stories and life—and for that alone she deserves a medal. EV, you are the best friend and I’m lucky you haven’t kicked me out of the club (yet). And thanks for the author photo, which was taken in Laguna while we were reading the menus at a restaurant near the ocean. Since this book was assembled during the pandemic, having a professional photo was not feasible, which meant I had to send out an SOS to my friend who found the one we ultimately used. Whew!

And much love to my (mostly) patient family and friends who have endured me saying “I’m so sorry, I can’t go out with you, I have a deadline” for a really, really long time without ditching me entirely—especially to my youngest brother, Keith, sis-in-law Kat, and youngest niece, Kinley; to my generous, funny, and kind stepfather, Rod Waller (thank you for being there for Mom); to my amazing nieces and nephews (and grand-niece!); to “my guys”: Kevin Taft, Cris Paden, Jason Hallock; to the film development clan that has stayed together all these years (Jen, Cristi, Julie Beckett, Fred, Jeff Bynum); the Lady Writer Tribe (Julie and Nina) for the reality-check-ins; and to Lee Friedlander, who way back in 2012 asked me out of the blue if I could write a Hallmark movie and then proceeded to make that a reality now called Snow Bride, thank you. You’re the first step on this part of my professional journey and I appreciate you taking the chance with me. And supplying great wine!

Finally, thank you to You, the reader, for also taking a chance with me. I hope you enjoy this journey and you feel it has been time well spent.

Okay. Now back to writing!

About the Author

Tracy Andreen was born in Southern California but raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Journalism and Professional Writing then promptly moved to Los Angeles where she spent many years in the world of film development, employed at Amblin/DreamWorks and Mandalay Pictures, among others. She began her paid writing career when she took it upon herself to revise some properties in development at Mandalay and ultimately left that side of the film world to pursue writing full time. In her spare time, she enjoys staring at her fantasy football lineup, hiking, gardening, perusing homes on Zillow, and making some amazingly cool candles that you totally would buy if only she would at long last set up that website.

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