Acknowledgments
First and foremost, my gratitude goes out to my husband who has never given up on me and supported me through the good and the bad. When I told him I wanted to start writing again, he never wavered and has encouraged me every step of the way. He goes out of his way to make sure I have dedicated writing time and insists that I stick to my goals. Our start to 2020 was particularly rough, but we made it through together, and I wouldn’t know what to do without him at my side.
I also want to thank my family for never doubting or questioning my dream of being an author. I was encouraged from a young age to write, and my grandparents took me to the library regularly so I could always have a pile of new reading material. And my 7th grade English teacher, Mrs. Cook, who encouraged
