As some of you may know, I wrote a book last summer called “Fireflies.” If you don’t know, then you probably haven’t visited my page in a long time…lol

First and foremost, I have to say THANK YOU to three women who were such an incredible help to me throughout the writing process that I honestly don’t know if I could have done this without them. This book is dedicated to them, along with my Mo…ther, who is my inspiration for EVERYTHING in my life.

Cheryl Brown Rau, my first “Beta” reader; you kept me motivated, encouraged me and never doubted for one minute that I could make this happen and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. With you prodding me each day for more chapters, asking questions and giving feedback, you kept me focused and motivated every day.

Kimberly Griffin Stankiewicz, my second “Beta” reader; I know your my Sister and all but I trusted your honest opinion so much and I want to thank you for reading the book, even though the pdf didn’t format very well for you on your Kindle and you, like Cheryl, suffered through all of the grammar and typos!

Kathy Cutter Heckrotte’, my first editor; Thank you so much for unselfishly taking on the daunting task of doing my very first round of edits. Your awesome ability to find even the smallest mistakes really sped up the whole process and set “Fireflies” on the fast track to where it is today. Publishers can tolerate a few booboos but not as many as I had at first!

I’d also like to thank Kitty Bullard from GMTA Publishing for taking me on and Amber Rendon for the beautiful cover, which so perfectly depicts the feeling of the book.