Reunited in Danger (21 page)

Acknowledgments

A huge thank you to all of the wonderful people who helped with this book, especially
MRW Scribblers, Lethal Ladies, Christi Barth, Catherine Gaines, Sharon Buchbinder,
Kristen Weber, and Tamara Hoffa for their awesome critiques and Beta reads. Special
thanks to Joan Dolina for helping me understand what a Child Protective Services employee
does, and thanks to Margie Hall for all of her law enforcement help. Special thanks,
too, to the Baltimore Police Department for answering my questions so politely and
efficiently and to CPS of Baltimore for their patience and understanding as they explained
procedures and scenarios. Thanks to Amy Villalba for helping with the Spanish translations.
Special thanks to Rochelle French, my editor, who fell in love with these characters
and this story from the beginning, and helped make this book so much better than it
was when I submitted it. And to Nina Bruhns whose eagle eye made the storyline stronger.
Lastly, special thanks to my agent, Pam Ahearn, who has been a cheerleader and steadying
force throughout this process.

About the Author

Joya Fields has had over 100 stories and articles published in local and national
magazines. Her debut novel was a NJRW GOLDEN LEAF WINNER FOR BEST FIRST BOOK OF 2012
and is nominated for RT Book Reviews 2012 Indie Press/Self-Published Contemporary
Romance award.

Joya has taught arts and crafts, worked in public relations, helped her children raise
prize-winning 4-H livestock, competed in three marathons, and even spent a year as
a Baltimore Colts cheerleader. She loves hanging with her high school sweetheart/husband
of over twenty years, two very supportive children, and a pug who follows her everywhere.

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