Duke-ing It Out by Jami Albright

Acknowledgments

There are so many people to thank at the end of the writing process, and the list gets longer with every book.

First, I have to thank my husband. Y’all if it weren’t for him, I’d never finish a book. He does so much so that I can concentrate on writing. Thank you, Chris. I love you.

My kids, Zach, Alexa, Julie, and my son-in-law Dillon are next to thank. They encourage me, help with my technical issues, and keep me humble, as kids are prone to do. LOL!

I have to thank my Plotstormers group, Erika Kelly, Kimberly Frost, Dylan Allen, Sara. L Hudson, and Susannah Nix thank you all for walking with me through this book and for your incredible plotting ideas.

I’d also lie to thank and recognize Theresa Leigh and her Plot Coaching for helping me see clear to the end of this story.

H. Claire Taylor and her The Story Alignment for helping me get unstuck when my plot came to a grinding halt.

Thank you, LaVerne Clark, for your fantastic story insight and super helpful developmental edit.

Thanks again to the talented Najla Qamber of Najla Qamber Designs for the beautiful cover. And thank you also to the fantastic Jean Maureen Woodfin of JW Photography and Covers who went above and beyond to get such a beautiful cover photo.

Of course, I could never deliver a book to you without the expertise of my fantastic editor Serena Clarke of Free Bird Editing. Serena is the best kind of editor for me. She patient, kind, but firm when she really believes something isn’t working. I’ve also never known her to be wrong. Thank you, Serena for always supporting me, for telling me the truth, and for being my friend. I'm so blessed to have you in my life.

A huge thanks go to my besties, Danielle and Sarah, for listening to me as I took over our lunch dates to talk about this book. Your friendship, love, and solidarity means the world to me.

I could never write a thank you note without including my mother. She is my biggest fan and tells everyone they should read my books, though she’s not always a fan of my language and some of the steamier bits. LOL!

I have the best writer friends! Thank you to my Beach Retreat Group, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Maria Luis, Heather M. Orgeron, Elizabeth O’Raork, Tia Louise, Lucy Score, LJ Evans, Annie Dyer and Dylan Allen for keeping me going with your encouragement and hilarity.

To all the members of Indie AF, Rom Com Authors Network thank you for being in the trenches with me, for allowing me to celebrate and cry with you and for being the absolute best examples of professionalism and excellence. I love you all.

Lastly, to my readers. Thank you for sticking with me, and for your enthusiasm for my books and the characters that I love so much. This has been a super emotional, and hard eighteen months for all of us, and you’ve all been so encouraging. It means the world to me. Thanks for letting me into your lives and for being part of mine.