The ring slid off the table and tumbled onto the trembling floor.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thank you, Mom — for everything. I don’t even know where to start.
Thank you, Liz Kerins, for being my adopted big sister and dear friend. Our Texas road trip was epic.
Thank you, Janna, Gail, and all the Memphis girls, for making me fall in love with the South.
Thank you, Christopher, for understanding that “creative” is pretty much code for “crazy.”
Thank you to each and every one of my fans. Without you, none of this would have been possible. I love y’all!
Thank you to everyone at Feiwel and Friends, for their commitment and dedication to this series.
Thank you to my agents, Jill and Matthew, for believing in me.
Thanks to my dear friend Lisa Berryman — your intelligence, grace, and insight have helped shape me as a person, as well as a writer.
Lastly, thanks to my country music heroes: Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kitty Wells, and Alan Jackson, for being my constant inspiration.
