isbn 978-1-301-20545-5 ( smashwords ebook ) isbn 978-0-615-64122-5 ( ebook ) isbn 978-1-478-23960-4 ( paperback ) edited by kayti mayfield kaytimayfield @ gmail.com cover design by ronnell porter http : //www.wix.com/ronnelldporter/design author photo by kim greenfield http : //agreenfieldphotography.com for karen , my sweetheart , best friend , and eternal companion prologue oh , how beautiful , she thought to herself , as they rounded the bend and looked out over the lake with the sunset reflecting off of the water .