Shades of Milk and Honey (30 page)

I would be remiss if I did not thank my first readers: Michael Livingston (yes, that’s where Captain Livingston got his name), Emily De Cola, Jenny Rae Rappaport, Federica Regec, Mary Claire Brooks, Eve Celsi, Elizabeth McCoy, Julie Wright, and Julia Thorne.

Special thanks to Aliette de Bodard, who came up with the French terms for the various glamours. Laura Boyle from
Austentation.com
,
as well as Keith Dansey of the Hat Works Museum, who patiently helped me with Regency hat questions.

Then there are the friends and family who have supported me and whose names might seem familiar to you: Spencer
Ellsworth
, Suzanne
Vincent, Edmund
Schubert, Ken
Scholes, Joy Marchand, Nancy
Fulda, Will
McIntosh
, Brad
Beaulieu, Livia
Llewellyn, Lon
Prater, Elise
Tobler,
Laurel
Amberdine, George
Sewell
, and
Alethea
Kontis.

I shall close by thanking the wonderful people most directly responsible for this book’s presence in your hands: my agent, Jennifer Jackson; my editor, Liz Gorinsky; my copy editor, Deanna Hoak; the book designer, Nicola Ferguson; and the jacket designer, Terry Rohrbach of Base Art Co.

Thank you for your time and attention. May you find your muse.