Touchdown Baby (25 page)
Authors: Rose Harris
First and foremost, thank God for giving me the patience to continue to put the words on the paper.
A special
thank you
to my mom for always supporting my need to buy books and tell elaborate stories. You may never read this book cover to cover, and I understand why. Just know I will always love you and am grateful for your love and encouragement.
My dad made his way to heaven before this book was published, but I know he is watching from above and guiding my hand. His love of reading was passed on and will always be a part of me. Daddy, you were my first love and hero. I will make you proud. I love you.
To my wonderful husband and best friend Raymond, you pushed me to start this journey and now you have to do more housework and cooking than you bargained for. Please know this book would not be possible without you. You are mine forever, and I am
Yours
. I love you.
Emily and Nathan, I am so proud to call myself your mother. You both have given me more joy and love than I could ever imagine. I hope seeing the final work in print will make all the drive-thru meals worth it. You both are my world, and I will always love you more than the Dallas Cowboys and peanut butter and jelly.
Veronica Matlock, Darlene Townsend, Allison Pepin and Diane Craver, you four have supported me in so many ways over the last several years. You have let me bounce ideas around, complain about my inability to write, and laughed when I would threaten to quit. You have never let me down. Thank you for your support and love. I feel it every time I sit at my keyboard.
To my extended family, who had to change their Sunday dinner plans because I had to “work.” I love you all: Donny, Susan, Samantha, Alyssa, Bryanna, Rebecca, Jessica, Gunnar, Jack, Chuck, Veronica and Danny.
Editing genius, Gilly Wright, thank you…thank you…thank you! You have made the editing of this book fun and almost painless. Although I will never jump up and down and get excited about edits, as long as I get to work with you, I will be happy.
I would like to send a huge thank you to Lori Foster and Dianne Castell/Duffy Brown for holding their Annual Reader Author Get Together. It was at this conference that I pitched to Turquoise Morning Press and eventually sold this book. I will be eternally grateful for your conference and all the opportunities you have opened up to new authors.
Finally, thank you to Turquoise Morning Press for taking a chance on me. It has been my honor and pleasure to work with such a wonderful publishing house.
Rose Harris has been an avid lover of romance, books and football since she was five years old. When her husband mentioned putting pen to paper to write her own book, he had no idea it would take her years before she finally took his advice. Rose lives in Maryland with her husband and two teenage children while a menagerie of dogs make life just a little more hectic. If you would like to contact Rose, send her an email at [email protected].
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