by Laura Kenyon
Chris, for believing in me and for sacrificing so many evenings together so that I could hunker down in front of a computer.
Mom, for giving me the gift of time and peace of mind. Without you, this would have taken an additional two years.
Dad, for reading about princesses on the train, and for once using my books and Game of Thrones in the same sentence. Your enthusiasm for my writing means so much to me.
Allie, Shadow, and the littlest one, for keeping me grounded and for inspiring more than you’ll ever know.
Some people say this is a cutthroat line of work, but in so many ways I’ve experienced the exact opposite. Thank you to all of the wonderful writers, bloggers, and editors who took the time to show me the ropes, offer a shoulder, pen a blurb, or just make me laugh. In particular: Hazel Gaynor, Stephanie Evanovich, Elizabeth Blackwell, Tracie Banister, Eric Wilder, Becky Monson, Danielle Poiesz, Amanda Prowse, Marisa Iallonardo, and everyone at ChickLitChatHQ.
And finally, to Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Charles Perrault, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, Giambattista Basile, and Hans Christian Andersen, for writing the tales that inspired this series.
