Beneath the Forsaken City (35 page)

It’s a humbling thought that for so many people, “going to work” has involved sending this book into the world. My heartfelt gratitude goes to:

Meg Wallin, Rebekah Guzman, Brian Thomasson, Caitlyn Carlson, Don Pape, Reagen Reed, Jeff Rustemeyer, Debbie Johnson, Kirk DouPounce, and the rest of the combined NavPress/Tyndale teams. Even if we’ve never corresponded or met face-to-face, your fingerprints are seen in all the details involved in getting this book to print. Your hard work means more than you know.

And to everyone else who makes it possible to do this crazy thing called writing, both personally and professionally
 
—I couldn’t do it without you:

Rey, N and P, Mom and Dad, Steve Laube, Jeane Wynn, Serena Chase, Brandy Vallance, Evangeline Denmark, Amy Matayo, Nicole Deese, Ronie Kendig, Laurie Tomlinson, Beth Vogt, and my friendly Aurora/Parker Starbucks baristas. You keep me sane, focused, inspired, entertained, and/or caffeine-fueled. You’re the best.

C.
E. Laureano’s
love of fantasy began with a trip through a magical wardrobe, and she has never looked back. She’s happiest when her day involves martial arts, swords, and a well-choreographed fight scene, though when pressed, she’ll admit to a love of theater and travel as well. Appropriately, she’s the wife to a martial arts master and mom to two boys who spend most of their time jumping off things and finding objects to turn into lightsabers. They live in Denver, Colorado, with a menagerie of small pets. Visit her on the web at
www.CELaureano.com
, or e-mail her at
[email protected]
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