Back in the Habit (25 page)

Acknowledgments

Thanks are due to several people who helped with Giulia's personal wormhole journey.

To my editor, Terri Bischoff, and my production editor, Brett Fechheimer. You two make me look good.

To my friends and fellow writers who graciously allowed me to turn them into nuns for this book. I'll keep your true identities a secret: enjoy pointing out your new self to your friends! To my beta readers, Julia Austin and Sue Laybourn. To the people who graciously shared their knowledge with me: Amy Bai for the correct way to smudge, Susan Owens for her medical knowledge, Joe Richardson for police information, Max Quaye and K. A. Stewart for correcting my Swedish. To the many brilliant and creative people at Absolute Write, without whom these books wouldn't be shelf-worthy.

And always to Purgatory, home of the best friends and writers on the planet. /bootay shakes and *vamp dust* for all of you. Purgatory Will Rule the Publishing World!

About the Author

Alice Loweecey is a former nun who went from the convent to playing prostitutes on stage to accepting her husband’s marriage proposal on the second date. A contributor to BuddyHollywood
.com, she is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She lives with her family in Western New York.
Force of Habit
was her first novel.

Please visit Alice’s website, at www.aliceloweecey.net.

Author Photo by D. Steven Hodge.