
I had called my big sister, Gayle Evers, and asked her to go along with me on my research trip to Biltmore. Never was this more clearly evident to me than when it was time to research and plot this book. Fortunately, there were enough creative genes to go around, but not smarts. My big sisters glommed up all the smart genes. Thank you for the incredible commitment you gave and Never have the words flowed so quickly and abundantly To finish my manuscript before the deadline. I realized it would take a miracle for me Who for three months prayed for me daily when Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.


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