Fangs For The Memories

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Time for my long list of thank yous …

I want to first thank my editor, Kate Duffy, who has once again taken a big chance on me. Thank you so much, Kate! Thank you to the Tarts. I'll do better next time. Really.

Thank you, Mom and Dad. You help me more than you will ever know.

Thank you, Bill and Mary Ellen.

Thank you, Teresa, Gary and Megan.

Special thanks to Lisa, Julie and Treena — for listening, plotting, sympathizing, and telling me to get this darn thing done.

And another special thanks to Cindy, Toni, Beth, Cat and Julie for lots of encouraging e-mails and chats.

And all my love to Emily and Todd. Especially to Em, you are a very patient two-year-old. Mommy loves you.

"Hey, baby, you looking for a little holiday cheer?"

Rhys paused on the sidewalk in front of a rundown bar and glanced over at two women leaning against the side of the building. They both smoked cigarettes, the smoke escaping their red lips, mingling with the steam of their breath in the icy night air. Their shabby winter coats were opened wide to reveal their thin bodies clad in skimpy, clinging dresses. One shivered, but still managed to shoot him a desperately inviting look.

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