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  My editors: Karen Lawson, Janet Hitchcock, Nina Pearlman, JoVon Sotak, and Robin Cruise.

  Melanie Hanna, for helping me organize the business side of publishing.

  Melody Anne, for putting me in the back of Seduced in her Surrender series. She went from being an author I promote with to a real friend. Thank you, Mel, for all you do! I hope we continue on this wild ride together for a long, long time.

  Bunny Giordano and Lucy Wright, for lending me their fun names for characters.

  My Roadies, whose continued kindness and support often bring out my sloppily grateful and sometimes tearful side.

  And finally, to my readers: Two years ago, when my teaching job was once again cut because of budget issues, I was afraid. Since then, publishing my romances has not only given me more time with my children, but it has also given me a more stable means to support my family. I cannot thank you enough.

  As always, thank you to my husband, Tony, who listens to each story so many times, he dreams about the characters. I love you, hon.

  And my family who supports me in this adventure and is the reason I do what do every day. Love you!

  About the Author

  Ruth Cardello was born the youngest of eleven children in a small city in northern Rhode Island. She lived in Boston, Paris, Orlando, and New York before coming full circle and moving back to Rhode Island, where she lives with her husband and three children. Before turning her attention to writing, Ruth was an educator for twenty years, eleven of which she spent as a kindergarten teacher. She is the author of seven previous novels including Bedding the Billionaire, which was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. Taken, Not Spurred is the debut book in the Lone Star Burn series. To receive notification when a new book is available, sign up for Ruth’s mailing list at RuthCardello.com or follow her on Facebook, www.facebook.com/ruthcardello.