This Loving Feeling (A Mirror Lake Novel) (25 page)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks as always to Jill Marsal, my agent, for all you do. You are awesome.

To editor Alison Dasho and the Montlake team, thank you for all your work and support. A thousand thanks to Charlotte Herscher, my developmental editor, whom I’ve been blessed to work with on all three Mirror Lake books and who continues to amaze me with her vision and insights of how imaginary people think. Thank you for bringing out the best in this book.

Thanks to Scott Calamar, for your tireless editing, fact checking and all your expertise. And for making sure all my characters kept the same names they started out with!

Many thanks to my friend Sandra Owens, who read an early draft of this book, and to the Sunshine Critique group (Chris Anna, Mary, Sheri, Vicki, and Wendy), my NEORWA sisters, and my Lucky 13 Sisters, wonderful friends and writers all, and a constant source of support.

In my city of Akron, Ohio, we have a real Jewel on Main Street, the Akron Civic Theater, which was renovated like the one in the book (well, maybe without as many shenanigans and without the help of a world-class rock star). This spectacular theater from the 1920s has the same star-filled sky with moving clouds and the façade of a Moorish castle as does the Palace Theater in Mirror Lake. It’s also a venue for many community events and an amazing place to visit. Thanks to Val Renner for her backstage tour and for answering my unusual questions (i.e., How do you turn on the stars and clouds?)

Many thanks to my Greek friend, who shared with me aspects of his Greek heritage and made sure my Greek references were correct.
Efharisto.

Thanks to my oldest daughter for carrying a blankie for the first four years of her life. And for naming it Bobby. Love you, honey!

Thanks to my children who are understanding of the crazy hours of this job. I hope you see the passion behind the hard work and wish the same for you as you pick your own professions.

Many thanks and much love to my wonderful hubby, the funniest guy I know, who always patiently lends an ear, and spoke with me about this story as if Sam and Lukas were standing with us in the same room. I couldn’t have written this without you!

Lastly, Dear Readers, thank you so much for coming back for more antics in Mirror Lake. I love every note you send saying how one of my stories has picked up your day. It’s been a real honor to bring you back to the Rushford family for another visit.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Photo © 2013 Scott Meivogel

While growing up, Miranda Liasson was a willing courier for the romance novels her mother traded with their next-door neighbor, as it gave her a chance to sneak a peek at the contents. Today, Liasson writes award-winning romances herself, creating stories about courageous but flawed characters who find love despite themselves. She received the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award for Best Contemporary Series Romance for
Baby on Board—Help!
She resides in northeast Ohio, where she shares her home with her husband, three children, and Posey, a rescued cat with attitude. Follow her on Facebook at
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