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You
could have," Meredith said matter-of-factly, lifting the spoon to
her lips. Looking at Sarah's shocked face, she started laughing and
before long Sarah joined in.
    "Okay. Finish up your dinner and get some
rest. We've got a lot of planning to do and who knows what will
happen tomorrow." Sarah reached over and gave Meredith's shoulder a
squeeze.
    She walked between the cells, checking on
the kids — both already asleep. The building was quiet except for
the low murmur of voices in the control room. Calm had settled over
the group for the moment. But how long would it last?
     
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    Award-winning author, Rhonda Hopkins ,
has learned firsthand that truth is stranger than fiction. Her two
decades of experience as an investigator provide her characters
with a depth and realism that gives truth a run for its money.
Having come in contact with the best and the worst that society has
to offer, Rhonda's imagination is filled with story ideas. She
writes Horror, Suspense, Paranormal, YA Urban Fantasy, and Romantic
Suspense.
     
    Rhonda is working hard on future episodes in
the SURVIVAL series as well as other books. If you enjoyed
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
     
    I want to thank several people for their
assistance and support. First of all, thank you to TW Brown, author
of the DEAD series. TW put together the anthology, LET'S SCARE
CANCER TO DEATH (all proceeds go to The V Foundation for Cancer
Research), and invited me to write a story for it. That story is
SURVIVAL. Without him, this story (and future stories in the
series) would not have been written. Thank you for believing in me.
(The anthology is for such a great cause. Please consider
purchasing a copy. There are 15 other talented authors with great
stories to enjoy.)
     
    Ricardo Saenz helped me out with rankings
within the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office. Thank you, Ricardo!
     
    I also need to thank those who read an early
version of SURVIVAL and offered awesome suggestions: Cheri Yori,
Richard Weatherly, Mary Bollman, Claire C. Riley, Liz Matis,
Natalie G. Owens, Gregory Carrico, Stacey Joy Netzel, Jarold
Williams, and Dale Amidei. I appreciate the invaluable feedback you
all gave me.
     
    And my writing life would suffer greatly
without the WANAs (We Are Not Alone) and the ADDICTIVE READS
groups. The knowledge you share, and the assistance you provide are
immeasurable. Plus - you just make it fun!
     
    Of course, as always, I have my family to
thank for their love and support. You all make my world a brighter
place. I love you!
     
    Any mistakes are mine. And anyone familiar
with courthouses in Fort Worth will know that I took a great deal
of liberty in describing the one in SURVIVAL. I used what worked
for the story and made up the rest.
     
     
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