from everyone else.” True enough, and as with everything else Roy did, it was the best.
Acknowledgments Many thanks to my very patient editor, Celina Summers, for dealing with my saying, “It’ll be done…soon!” for much longer than either one of us had planned. Shout outs for being wonderful as always to my awesome agent, Cherry Weiner, and my crit partner extraordinaire, Lisa Dovichi. (Yes, I just copy and paste this line into the acknowledgements for every book, ’cause why mess with what’s working?) And grateful thanks to Colette Chmiel who daily does what she can to keep my sanity intact—it’s a losing battle, but she’s valiant in the fight. Special thanks and all my love to my husband, Steve, and daughter, Veronica, who haven’t even mentioned how one of my eyes twitches automatically at the phrase “deadline looming” and who still manage to ensure there is tequila close at hand whenever said phrase comes up. Finally, to all my fans and all of those who embraced The Royal Scam and the crew of the Hummingbird —the Martian Alliance and I thank you for your support.