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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Blue Bloods books are thebooks to write, and I wouldn't be able to write them without the help, love, support, patience, and devotion of many people

First off , thank you toall the same books I did as a teen My naether, in every possible way Thank you to Mattie for being the light of our lives None of this would uys already know that

Thank you tosuch a cha on the phone about the Bliss chapters Yay! And thank you to everyone at Hyperion: Go, team! Thank you to Jennifer Corcoran for the fabulous publicity, Nellie Kurtz plans, Elizabeth Clark for the gorgeous covers, and Jonathan Yaged for the faith, Simon Tasker and Dave Epstein from the sales force (a true force to behold!) Thank you toThank you to Elizabeth Yates, Melissa Myers, and Richie Kern at Endeavor, and Kate Lee and Larissa Silva at ICM

Thank you to , 'the books are so exciting I forget that you had written them?" Now THAT's a compliment from your mom! Thank you also to the rest of my wonderful, fabulous, and infinitely supportive family: Pop, Aina, Steve, Nicholas, Joseph, Chit, Christina (most of whom run the proood humor and ideas)

Also thanks to Mo thank-you to Tita Odette, Isabelle and Christina Gaisano (There, you can show it to all your friends now, Tina!)

Thank you to my BFF, Jennie Kis ( Jennie, you can show this off too Heh-heh) And thanks to ays Katie Davis, Tina Hay, Tom Dolby and Drew Frist, Gabe Sandoval, Tristan Ashby and Jeff Chu, Tyler Rollins and Jason Lundy, Andy Goffe and Jeff Levin, Peter Eden, Kate and Harold Hope, and the ever-cool Kim DeMarco

I would also like to thank the late Miss Jean Murphy, who taught history and art history at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, and who brought the world of ancient Rome to life in a dusty classrooreatest soap opera I know she's up there with the greats

Most of all I would like to thank the Blue Blood faithful, just the eous bunch of kids I have ever oodlooking you all are!) Thank you for bringing my story of the reincarnated va the journey, and hope to see you at the next stop!

A CONVERSATION

"It is said that Allegra¡ã± daughter will defeat the Silver Bloods I believe Schuyler will bring us the salvation we seek She is almost as powerful as her mother And one day she will be even more powerful"

"Schuyler Van Alen the half-blood? Are you certain she is the one?" Charles asked

Lawrence nodded

"Because Allegra had two daughters," Charles said, in a light, alotten that"

The Elder Van Alen's voice turned cold "Of course not But it is beneath you to ra¡ã± first born" Charles disies I meant no offense to the dead"