Tiffany, you know how to get inside a story with an author and then make space for our creative pen to do the work. You have a gift.

Tiffany Yates Martin: You make every word better, every novel more captivating. Your brilliance and intuitive understanding of the characters and story allow them to shine. Thank you for all the years of working together, the friendship, and your extraordinary patience and understanding. I am a better writer and storyteller because of you.

I just had to tell you that when I was at my bookstore event Tuesday night, the owner (who I’ve known for years now) came up to me clutching a copy of The Trail of Lost Hearts. And she said, “Tracey. I truly think this is the best work you’ve ever done.” I nearly burst into tears. I have received so many reviews that have exceeded my expectations in a way that has been truly joyous and wonderful.

I can’t thank you enough for helping me get this one across the finish line. I’ve found new readers because of it, and my core readership is shouting their love of it from the rooftops…. The launch has been everything I’d hoped it would be, and going on tour to talk about a book people seem to like is the best feeling ever.

An enormous thank-you to my developmental editor, Tiffany Yates Martin, who does the hardest thing when working with me. She sees the future glitter that is my book and guides me toward the light.

Bonus brilliant editor Tiffany Yates Martin…knew what questions to ask so I could dig deeper—I’m so grateful for you!

Thank you to Tiffany Yates Martin, my developmental editor, whose on-point editing skills are a magical divining rod for a story.

I hit the jackpot with…editor extraordinaire Tiffany Yates Martin, who asked the best questions at every turn.

Thanks to…Tiffany Yates Martin at FoxPrint Editorial for your wise advice in early and late drafts.

My developmental editor, Tiffany Yates Martin, is a dream come true. There were moments when I thought this project was slipping through my fingers, and she jumped with me into the trenches, offering abundant and brilliant guidance. From helping me find the exact purpose and direction of the story to your incredibly wise and subtle suggestions that served as last-minute brushstrokes to bring a painting to life, this book is far better because of you. Thank you, my friend.

Thanks, also, to my agent, Jill Marsal, as well as to my patient editors, Chris Werner and Tiffany Yates Martin, who take the lumps of coal I turn in and help me turn them into diamonds. In this case, their insight helped me stay on track with the story I wanted to tell.

Some say a book is only as good as its editors, and if that’s true, I’ve been fortunate to have worked with some of the best…. Tiffany Yates Martin piloted my story into safe harbor, with notes and suggestions that have proved invaluable.”

Special thanks to Tiffany Yates Martin for her incisive edits delivered with humor and grace.