Changeling (29 page)

‘Just promise me one thing, eh?’

‘What’s that?’

‘You bring them all back safe. You, and Alexa, and that poor lass Philippa. You all get back here safe and in one piece.’

Trey nodded his head at his friend. ‘I promise, Tom.’

To be continued . . .

This book was not easy to write. It ‘got away from me’ on a couple of occasions, and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to reel it back in. The fact that I did
is in no small measure to the support and advice of the people I rely on. So my heartfelt thanks go out to:

Rebecca McNally – my editor supremo. Thank you for your vision and honesty. Fliss Stevens, whose work keeps me from sounding inept. Dom Kingston – the most
enthusiastic man on the planet. And the small army of people at Macmillan who work so hard to make it all happen.

My agent, Catherine Pellegrino, at Rogers, Coleridge and White, who is still happy to listen to me moan and groan, and who always comes back with good advice (even if
it’s not what I want to hear).

And finally, I’d like to thank Zoe, Hope and Kyran for providing me with the love that keeps me going, and for putting up with me – it can’t be easy.