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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A special debt of gratitude must first go to my husband, Jeremy, for his unending support in making this book a reality. You’re the best half of anything I will ever be. And to Brady, Carson, and Colt, my little men with such big, big dreams and God-given smiles.
To my faithful friend and agent, Joyce Hart, for believing in me. Together with my publishing family, you helped this book come alive. A sincere thanks and extra hugs must go to the fiction team at HarperCollins Christian Publishing: Daisy, Katie, Ami, Jodi, Elizabeth, Becky, Amanda, and especially to Kristen, for an artistic eye in cover design that could rival van Gogh himself. To my intelligent and committed editors, Becky Monds, Amanda Bostic, and Rachelle Gardner: I thank you for reading this book and changing my life because of your belief in it. I will always be grateful for your counsel and heartfelt encouragement.
Writers are often students of history. I’m honored to be one who has had the investment of a gifted teacher in my life. To Anne Allen, PhD, my longtime mentor at Indiana University Southeast: thank you for investing your time and knowledge in the awakening of art history in my heart. A special thank-you also goes to Mrs. Eva Mozes Kor of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum, for breathing life into this author’s understanding of Auschwitz-Birkenau and for teaching the world’s children how to walk in forgiveness.
Thank you to my Christian Academy of Indiana and Humana Inc. families for the years we’ve spent together, and especially Marlene Blair and Libby Powers, for being my partners in a daily dose of laughter for so many years. A special thanks goes to Maggie: friendship with you has been a pillar in my life. And to the authors of Regency Reflections, the BritCrits critique group, and my Novel Sisters, Joanna, Carol, and Jessica: you light my days with your love of the writing craft and with your wicked-fast British wit. I’ve learned so much about life from each of you.
Unending gratitude must go to my first readers, Lindy and Paula, for the hours you spent encouraging and brainstorming with me, and to my sister, Jenny, for dreaming with me through the bookstore aisles.
To my mom and dad, for battling leukemia and encouraging others in Christ along the way: you’re the stuff from which heroes are made. I love you both so very much.
I thank you, my wonderfully inspiring readers, for reading this book. It’s been the pleasure of my life to share this story with you. And to my beautiful Savior and best friend, Jesus Christ: this heart will always be imperfect, but it’s still Yours.
In His Love,
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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KRISTY L. CAMBRON has been fascinated with the WWII era since hearing her grandfather’s stories of the war. She holds an art history degree from Indiana University and received the Outstanding Art History Student Award. Kristy writes WWII and Regency Era fiction and has placed first in the 2013 NTRWA Great Expectations and 2012 FCRW Beacon contests, and is a 2013 Laurie finalist. Kristy makes her home in Indiana with her husband and three football-loving sons.