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Many folks deserve thanks as usual, particularly my family, who has to put up with my insanity during deadline crunches; my agent, Jenn, who has to make excuses to my editor when I’m late; and my editor, Anne, who in turn has to make excuses for me to her bosses; plus the Beta Asylum, who have the ongoing task of pointing out warts on my babies. The lunatics.This time I have to add new folks to the list-the local and visiting players at NERO Central, who were good enough to step around me during various roleplay and combat actions, while I finished off the last few chapters of in the corner of the tavern.W inter came early that year; it should have been a tip-off.A snowball soared through th...

Kristin and I would like to dedicate this book to LGBT teens.Gender preference does not define you.Your spirit defines you.It gets better.We heart you.No matter what “they” say, life is really about love, always love.As always, we would like to thank our St. Martin’s Press family; it’s great to be able to say we honestly love and respect our publisher!. We heart our agent, Meredith Bernstein, without whom the House of Night would not exist.Thank you to our fans, who are the smartest, coolest, Best Readers in the Universe!. And a special thank-you to our hometown supporters who have made the House of Night Tulsa Tour such fun.We heart Stephen Schwartz, for allowing us to use the lyrics of his...

(in no order whatsoever)Mike Pruette, Web guru for www.faithhunter.net and fan.Rod Hunter, as always, for the right word when my tired brain was stymied, and for making the research trip to Louisiana so much fun.Joyce Wright, for reading everything I write, no matter how “weird.”. Kim Harrison, Misty Massey, David B. Coe, C. E. Murphy, A. J. Hartley, Stuart Jaffe, Tamar Myers, Greg Paxton, Raven Blackwell, Christina Stiles, and all my writer friends, for being our own unofficial writers support group.My Yahoo! fan group at www.groups.yahoo.comgroupthe-enclave.The Puddy Tats fan group.My cowriters at www.magicalwords.net.Lucienne Diver, for doing what an agent does best, with grace and kindne...

My Deepest Thanks to. (in no order whatsoever):Mike Pruette, Web guru at www.faithhunter.net and fan.Rod Hunter, for the right word when my tired brain was stymied.The Guy in the Leather Jacket, for promo work and for telling me Jane needed a softer side.Sarah Spieth, for help with New Orleans settings.Holly McClure, for Cherokee info and for allowing me to study her novel .Joyce Wright, for reading everything I write, no matter how “weird.”. Misty Massey, David B. Coe, C. E. Murphy, Kim Harrison, Tamar Myers, Greg Paxton, Raven Blackwell, Christina Stiles, Sarah Spieth, Melanie Otto, and all my other writer friends, for taking the journey with me.My Yahoo fan group at [http:www.groups.yahoo...

The Guy in the Leather Jacket, for telling me Jane needed a softer side.Sarah Spieth for helping out with New Orleans settings.Melanie Otto, for beta reading.Holly McClure, for Cherokee stories, especially for allowing me to cull info from her Cherokee novel, .Randall Pruette, for gun info and for designing the vamp-killing ammo.Mike Pruette, Web guru at www.FaithHunter.net and fan.Judith Bienvenu, for coming up with the model for Jane’s bike, and for beta reading.Stephen Mullen, of Nightrider.com and TuneYourHar -ley.com for bike info and for creating a background for Jacob, Zen Harley Master.Melissa Lee and Audrey Wilkinson for reading the first chapter and demanding more.Rod Hunter, for t...

To all the real-life couples, exes, and unrequited romantic interests, tangled up in love and nightmares. Sometimes that frayed knot is the best lifeline in the world. Other times, it works more like a straitjacket…. BY THE TIME the second semester of my junior year began, I’d already faced down rogue grim reapers, an evil entertainment mogul, and hellions determined to possess my soul. But I never would have guessed that the most infuriating beast of all, I had yet to meet. My boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend was a thing of nightmares. Literally.“I WON’T BITE.” Nash looked up at me with a green bean speared on his fork, and I realized I was staring. I’d stopped on the bottom step, surprised to see...

For Richie.When you read it, you’ll know why.Maybe.Shannon & Dave, Beth & Steve, Melissa, Costie. Because making realistic concert T-shirts and buttons. for a rock band just kicks ass.Michelle, Melissa, Laura, Faith, Rachel, Emily, and Tracy. As always, I am grateful to my writing group. for reading, critiques, support, and the friendship.Samosky’s Homestyle Pizzeria. For making such fabulous pizza,Nearly dragging the veterinarian behind me, I raced up the tight and twisting stairs, desperate for him to treat my boyfriend. It was just after two P.M. and the vet, Dr. Geoffrey Lincoln, was already well acquainted with his patient, Johnny Newman. What other type of doctor would make an emergenc...