http : //www.lisanowak.net/ acknowledgments my heartfelt thanks go out to the members of my critique groups , chrysalis and wow , and to my numerous beta readers , including joel schmitz , eddy kilgore , barb froman , beth miles , paula manley , karen champ , roxie matthews , jenny landis-steward , marian meyer , kayla meyer matsuura , bob douglas , sylvia potter , bill and ruth george , bobby shaw , lois lane , gene bradshaw , june fezler , josh skinner , mitch hutchinson , bill graham , susan landis-steward , renee lachance , rachele alpine , casey mccormick , roxanne colyer clingman , and my mom , dorothy hooker .