The Dark Between Part 34

Many dear friends were willing to read drafts of The Dark Between. L. K. Madigan was an early reader whose love for the story fueled my belief in it. (You are forever in my heart, Lisa, and I miss you so, so much.) Love and grat.i.tude go out to Oklahoma critique buddies Brandi Barnett, Kelly Bristow, Martha Bryant, Dee Dee Chumley, Shel Harrington, and Lisa Marotta-thank you, Inklings, for always being there for me. Diane Bailey, Kim Harrington, Christine Johnson, Lisa Mason, Myra McEntire, Saundra Mitch.e.l.l, and Natalie Parker also deserve thanks for their support, critical feedback, and all-around adorableness.

Thanks to Deborah Blum for writing Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death, which captured my imagination and inspired a novel that probably should be subt.i.tled "Children of the Ghost Hunters."

Special thanks also to the porters at Newnham College, Cambridge, for always greeting me with a smile and allowing me to wander around the campus at my leisure. I also should thank a certain Trinity College porter for allowing me a very discreet peek into New Court when the college wasn't officially open to the public.

As ever I wish to give my family and friends grateful squeezes for their love and unfailing support. I'd be lost without you.

And, Steve, my dearest love and bestest friend, thank you for being my everything. Always.

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