Making Faces (47 page)

With every book, the list of people that
deserve thanks and accolades grows exponentially. First, I need to
thank my husband, Travis. Travis is a wrestler, and I’m convinced
the sport of wrestling builds good men. Thank you for your support,
T. Thank you for making it possible for me to be a mother and a
writer.

Thanks to my children, Paul, Hannah, Claire,
and little Sam. I know it’s not easy when I’m off in my head
playing with my characters. Thank you for loving me anyway. To my
extended family – Sutoriuses and Harmons both – thank you. Mom and
Dad, thank you for letting me hide in your basement and write,
weekend after weekend. I love you both so much.

A special acknowledgement goes to Aaron Roos,
my husband’s cousin, who suffers from Dushenne muscular dystrophy.
Aaron just turned twenty-four and is going strong! Thank you,
Aaron, for your candor, your optimism, and for spending the
afternoon with me. Bailey really came alive because of you. To
David and Angie (Harmon) Roos, Aaron’s parents – I am so moved by
both of you and respect you so much. Thank you for your strength
and your example.

To Eric Shepherd, thank you for your military
service and for looking out for my little brother in Iraq. And
thank you for giving me a glimpse of what it’s really like for the
soldiers when they’re gone and when they come home.

To Andy Espinoza, retired police sergeant,
thank you for your help with police procedure. You have been
wonderful on the last two books. Thank you!

Thanks to Cristina’s Book Reviews and Vilma’s
Book Blog! Vilma and Cristina, you are my Thelma and Louise. Thank
you for taking the cliff with me and promoting Making Faces with
such enthusiasm and class. And for Totally Booked Blog – Jenny and
Gitte – you ladies put
A Different Blue
over the top, and I
will be forever grateful for your belief in me and for always
giving it to me straight.

There are too many loyal readers and bloggers
to thank, but know how much I appreciate all of you for some truly
humbling support. Thank you.

To Janet Sutorius, Alice Landwehr, Shannon
McPherson, and Emma Corcoran for being my first readers. To Karey
White, author and editor extraordinare (check out
My Own Mr.
Darcy
) for editing
Making Faces
. To Julie Titus,
formatter and friend, for always making time for me. To my agent,
Chris Park, for believing in me and taking me on.

And finally, to my Heavenly Father for making
even ugly things beautiful.

Amy Harmon knew at an early age that writing
was something she wanted to do–and she divided her time between
writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the
middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books
and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of
what made a good story. Amy Harmon has been a motivational speaker,
a grade school teacher, a junior high teacher, a home school mom,
and a member of the Grammy Award winning Saints Unified Voices
Choir, directed by Gladys Knight. She released a Christian Blues CD
in 2007 called “What I Know”–also available on Amazon and wherever
digital music is sold. Her first two books, “Running Barefoot” and
“Slow Dance in Purgatory” are rich with humor, heart, and fast
paced story telling.

For more information about Amy and her books,
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Books by Amy Harmon:

A Different
Blue

Running
Barefoot

Slow Dance in Purgatory

Prom Night in Purgatory