Covenant

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

It’s surprising how many people come together to publish a novel. For fifteen years it was just me, a computer monitor, and an ever-growing pile of rejection letters. Now there’s an army of hardworking, enthusiastic people turning what was once a dream into a reality. I owe an immense debt of gratitude to my brilliant agent Luigi Bonomi, who saw potential in my work and nurtured it so expertly; to my wonderful editors Maxine Hitchcock and Emma Lowth, and the fantastic team at Simon & Schuster, who have made me feel so welcome in what has become a very different world to live in; to authors James Becker, Matt Hilton and Rebecca Royle for their advice and guidance on my journey to publication; to my friends who read countless manuscripts; and to my parents Terry and Carolyn, who along with all of my family have unfailingly supported me throughout these long years. Every day has been worth it.