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  2. PRAISE FOR MEG TILLY AND HER NOVELS
  3. TITLES BY MEG TILLY
  4. Dedication
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  74. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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“And there you are, Mommy. You look so pretty. Daddy does, too. But why did that funny-looking man squeeze into your picture? Do you think he’s a leprechaun in disguise?” And suddenly Mick and Sarah were laughing again, because out of all of the photos the press could have used, the photo that ended up gracing the entertainment pages was Mick, Sarah, and Jane, their heads thrown back in hoots of laughter, Peterson looking like a puzzled little gnome, scratching the fringe of hair above his ear with a bemused expression on his face.

“Anything is possible,” Mick said, still chuckling. “I’m living proof of that.”

Lilly looked at him, her eyes widening. “You’re magic?”

“No, sweetheart,” he said, ruffling Lilly’s hair affectionately as he smiled at Sarah over Lilly’s head. “But I feel”—he paused, emotion, gratitude welling up—“like I’ve stepped into a fairy-tale world, complete with the family I didn’t know I longed for. A life I didn’t know to wish for. I am such a lucky bugger, and I promise never to take the blessing of you for granted.”

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I want to start off by thanking my readers, my Cozy Tea Timers, and all the librarians and booksellers for your support. Thank you for taking a chance on me and my books, for putting my books in readers’ hands, for writing reviews and sharing my offerings with other like-minded readers. I put my heart into my writing, and the kindness you have shown fills me with gratitude. Thank you.

One of the enormous blessings of recent years is the friendships I have been gifted with while writing in this genre that I’ve read for decades. And yes, I felt like I already knew these authors through their wonderful books long before I met them in person. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined these heroes of mine would become personal friends who would help guide and advise me through these new-to-me waters. My heartfelt love and thanks to Mary Bly/Eloisa James, Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle/Amanda Quick, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Christina Dodd, Mariah Stewart, and Jill Shalvis.

Speaking of friendships, thank you, Cissy Hartley, Susan Simpson from Writerspace, and Nancy Berland at NBPR, for all that you do on my behalf, for the shared laughs and meals, and for helping blow up and deflate all those air mattresses at Book Lovers Con! All of us sweating like dogs as we stomped, rolled, and laughed our guts out trying to get the air out of those damned things! Thank you to Degan and Celeste as well.