Prelude to Magic: The Prequel to Moonlight and Illusions (12 page)

The mother of two grown children,
Diane makes her home in Maryland with her husband, Ed, a former
racecar driver and graphic designer.

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Acknowledgements

Special thanks to my wonderful
critique partner, Dani Pettrey, for helping me polish my stories,
and to my friend, Beverly Bunch, for her help with Spanish
translations.

Thank you to the authors of
following resources used to create this story:

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   Magic.
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4. Ix-Chel, Goddess of the
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