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I want to thank my assistant, Colton. I’m not sure how I managed my career—or my life—before<br />
he came along. Thank you for all you do! Here’s to many more terrifying (but safe) plane rides<br />
together!<br />
Dr. Ross Vanhooser is someone who has appea<strong>red</strong> in my acknowledgments time and time again.<br />
Had he not believed in me, and encouraged me in an environment where no one else did, my life and<br />
career would be in a much different place. This time around, he also assisted me with my medical<br />
research for Red Hill. You have always offe<strong>red</strong> invaluable advice, benevolent help, and endless<br />
enthusiasm. Thank you so very much. I’ll never forget your kindness.<br />
I also wish to thank Sharon Ronck. When others asked her to not wave my flag quite so high, she<br />
proudly held up two. I’m hono<strong>red</strong> to have fulfilled your p<strong>red</strong>ictions! We need more people in this<br />
world with a heart like yours.<br />
To Leah, Miranda, Ashley, David, Angie, and Christie for the use of their names, and for allowing<br />
me to add fictional flair to their characters.<br />
To authors Colleen Hoover, Karly Lane, Lani Wendt Young, Eyvonna Rains, and Tracey Garvis<br />
Graves for reading Red Hill and validating that I wasn’t absolutely insane for going with my gut and<br />
in a completely different direction. I so appreciate your time and enthusiasm.<br />
Finally, I wish to thank my daughters for having such big, amazing personalities and letting me<br />
write about them. I learned what all-consuming, unconditional love is when you came into my life.<br />
Since 1999, my heart has lived on the outside of my body. Since 2005, that joy, fear, and suspense has<br />
been doubled. I hope if you choose to become mothers, your children might give you half the joy<br />
you’ve gifted to me. Maybe then you’ll understand why I look at you the way I do.<br />
E, thanks for working on this with me, Taterbug. You are going to blow me out of the water<br />
someday very soon.<br />
And to my little man: You are perfection. You are tied as one of the three best things I’ve ever<br />
done. It brings me so much joy that you’ll never know what life was like before our dreams came<br />
true, and I’m so thankful that, thanks to my fans, I work from home so I can spend as much time with<br />
you as I possibly can, because I wouldn’t want it any other way.<br />
So much love to my readers! You’ve made the impossible possible for my family and me. A lost,<br />
small-town girl became a #1 New York Times bestselling author. If that’s not a miracle, I don’t know<br />
what is!
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