DEDICATIONS

I dedicate this book to all the people who inspired me to write it; the artists, friends and family in my life who made this possible but there are a few folks I need to thank individually as well.

My Editor, Jean Terra deserves a very special thanks for painstakingly going over every page of Immortal Temptation and pointing out the things I needed to do to polish the story and make it better, not to mention the million punctuation errors.  I know that I couldn't have done it without her!

I also want to give a REALLY BIG thanks to my friend, vocalist and songwriter Kelly Keeling.  Kelly has been my "resident expert" on Los Angeles, answering endless questions about landmarks and other trivia about the city with patience and great attention to detail.

Then there's Sebastian Bach.  He deserves his own line.  Not because I've worked with him directly.  Not because I know him well.  But early on, when I very first received my copyright for "Immortal Temptation", I wrote Sebastian to tell him he was a prototype in my book.  He gave me such a positive response.  He never questioned it or treated me like it was "dumb".  In fact, he said “Thanks for thinking of me.”  He was the first celebrity that I had contact with.  His positive attitude set the tone for all my future contacts with other artists, and his positive attitude towards my project meant, and still MEANS, SO much to me.  He will always be my "Immortal Youth Gone Wild", Victor Wolfe.  THANKS, Baz!

Gordon Analla, the prototype for my character Jareth DeFranco, deserves a very special thank you.  I’ve known Gordon for years and he is one of the most beautiful souls ever born and a very dear friend.  I put not only his physical description but his heart into the character Jareth.  His positive input throughout the time I was writing the book was invaluable.

Susan Gard, the woman whose physical attributes and extreme energy lent themselves to my character Daphne Anderson also deserves special thanks.  She is an inspiring woman I am pleased to call a friend.  Thanks, Susan!

These people, with their honesty and integrity, have taught me so much about the creative process on so many levels!  All my artistic endeavors are better because of their input!