For my wonderful new editor at Kensington Books,

John Scognamiglio,

who is not only a joy to work with

but who has given me the chance

to do something I love (funny, sexy vampires—yippee!)

and put down on paper ideas that I’ve been dying

(ha! pun intended, I guess) to write for a very long time.

Thank you, John, it’s been a pleasure.