Authors: Theft
Andrea Kane (52 page)
A photo from Kane’s trip to the Thousand Islands (on the border of Canada and the United States) to research and write
My Heart’s Desire
. Kane toured the area by boat.
Kane and her husband, Brad, trying to simulate a novel’s cover pose while wearing period clothing.
Kane and her daughter, Wendi, outside Buckingham Palace during a weeklong research trip to England in 1998.
Kane and her daughter at Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World Resort. Kane believes that the castle is the most romantic place for creative inspiration.
The first Kane family cruise, to Bermuda: rough waters but happy faces.
Kane posing with friends in various period costumes.
Kane’s publication party and her first book signing for the release of
My Heart’s Desire
in 1991.
Kane’s original New Jersey Romance Writers team; she was first conference chair and then president of the organization.
Kane and Wendi at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in San Antonio, in full costume.
BEING THE FATHER OF
a coming-of-age daughter is a daunting role that requires infinite love, understanding, and the acceptance that “daddy’s little girl” is becoming a woman. To my husband, Brad, for embarking on (if not embracing) this emotional roller coaster and, as a result, for inspiring all Eric Bromleigh’s inner conflict as Noelle comes into her own.
Being the teenage daughter of a devoted, protective father is equally difficult. To my daughter, Wendi, for having the wisdom and the love to make her dad’s (and my) growing up that much easier—
and
for inspiring a wealth of characterization in the process.
Being the parents of an obsessive writer is also not easy. Thanks to Mom and Dad for always incorporating my life into theirs. And thanks, Mom, for coming up with the perfect title for Noelle’s book.
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copyright © 1998 by Andrea Kane
cover design by Heidi North
978-1-4532-6556-7
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