Jacquie D’Alessandro
Love and the Single Heiress
The second book in the Regency Historical series, 2004
This book is dedicated with my gratitude to John Hensley for all his kindness, support, and hard work on my behalf. My heartfelt thanks also to his top-notch team for making me feel so welcome: Dawn Doud, DeeAnn Kline, Pam Manley, Bev Martin, Carrie Murakami, Tracey Neel, Anna Shea-Nicholls, George Scott, and Susie Straussberger. Thank you all for showing me the Power of One.
And, as always, to my incredible husband Joe, for his steadfast love, patience, and support, and for always saying “you can do it” exactly when I need to hear it; and my wonderful, makes-me-so-proud son Christopher, “you can do it” Junior. I love you best!
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the following people for their invaluable help and support:
My editors, Carrie Feron and Erika Tsang, for their kindness, cheerleading, and wonderful ideas.
My agent, Damaris Rowland, for her faith and wisdom.
Martha Kirkland, for always knowing the answers to my research questions.
Jenni Grizzle and Wendy Etherington for keeping me going and always being up for champagne and cheesecake.
Brenda D’Alessandro, for being lots of fun, the world’s best shopper, and for walking three hundred city blocks without complaining (sort of).
Thanks also to Kay and Jim Johnson, Kathy and Dick Guse, Lea and Art D’Alessandro, JoBeth Beard, Ann Wonycott, and Michelle, Steve, and Lindsey Grossman.
A cyberhug to my Looney Loopies Connie Brockway, Marsha Canham, Virginia Henley, Jill Gregory, Sandy Hingston, Julia London, Kathleen Givens, Sherri Browning, and Julie Ortolon, and also to the Temptresses.