Desperado

To my cousin, Robert Kobularcik, one of the most avid supporters of my books. As an unpublished writer, I confessed to him one day that I was writing romance novels. He hugged me with excitement and said, “I'm going to say a prayer for you tonight.” The next week I sold my first novel.

To all men who aren't afraid to read women's fiction. They are the real romance heroes.

And a special thank you for the help from writers Kathleen Morgan and Lynn Raye Harris, as well as my good friend Bruce Heim, a handsome West Pointer and ex–Airborne Ranger, who served with the 101
^st
in Vietnam.