First giving honor to My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If I had a thousand tongues I could not thank you enough for the many blessings you have bestowed upon me throughout my life. You have been my peace in trouble times, my joy in sorrow, my hope in hopelessness, my strength in my weakest hour, my provider, my shield and my protector. If I never believed it before, I truly believe now that I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength. To You I give all praise and glory!

To my husband, Reginald C. Carter. Thank you for all your constant love, inspiration and support. I thank God daily for blessing me with you.

To my daughter, Reagan C. Carter . You are truly a gift from Heaven. Thank you for being patient with Mommy as she took time to write. I love you more than you will ever know!

To my parents, Derek B. Stewart, Sr. and Mary E. DeLoatch . Thank you for all your support you've given me throughout my life. Thank you for shaping and molding me into the woman I am today.

To my younger brother, Drew E. Stewart . I know it has not been easy putting up with your big sister, but no matter what, you have always had my back. Always know that I love you.

To my mother-in-law, Diana Henderson . Thank you for taking care of Reagan to give me time to write. The free time was appreciated more than you'll ever know.

To my grandmothers, Delores V. Brown and Florence R. White . Both of you are always full of love and wisdom. Thank you for loving me and supporting me in all my endeavors.

To my cousin, Shante D. Massenburg . Thank you for being such a supportive big cousin and like the sister I never had. Girl, I don't know where I'd be without you.

To James A. Womack, Jr., Nikia Carter, Joyce B. Davis and Michael Barksdale . Thank you for your e-mails and telephone calls of encouragement and support. I appreciate you all.

To my family , I love you all! Thank you for your continuous support and spreading the word about me and my work. You will never know how much your encouragement and guidance means to me.

To my wonderful friends, Adrianne L. Atwater, Lisa D. Brown, Nikki Burns (thanks for the scenes *wink, wink*), Valerie. D. Carter, and T. L. Price. Thank you for celebrating my successes and for allowing me to lean and cry on your shoulders. God has blessed me with such wonderful support system. You're truly my girlfriends, there through thick and thin.

To Lotticia Mack, Amanda Holloway and A. LaChette . Thanks for being great friends and for reading and critiquing the early version of Liar, Liar .

To my freelance editor, Judy C. Allen of Marketing Solutions . I truly thank God for you. I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am to you for editing my work and for being my biggest cheerleader as I endured the rewrites of Liar, Liar . It has been a pleasure working with you.

To Tasha Beckman and the members of African American Sisters in Sprit Book Club (ASiS) . I am honored to be a part of such a wonderful group of ladies. Thank you all embracing me as a friend and a sister.

I am truly thankful for my agent Portia Cannon for supporting me in my vision. Thanks for bending over backwards for me to help me succeed in the literary industry. You are a blessing!

To my fellow authors , Tracy Brown, Candice Dow, Torrian Ferguson, Brenda M. Hampton, Dwayne S. Joseph, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Naiomi Pitre, Trista Russell, and Alisha Yvonne. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your advice and guidance throughout this literary journey. I don't know how I could have remained sane without you. Thanks for looking out!

To my Q-Boro Family, Mark Anthony, author and CEO of Q-Boro Books . Thank you so much for believing in this project. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity. Candace K. Cottrell, thank you for the title, Liar, Liar and for the book cover. You all are an amazing group of people to work with. I'm proud to be a part of the Q-Boro family.

Special shout outs to some of the “little people” in my life: to my nephew, Darren Meredith; my nieces, Kyila N. Stewart, Kemiya N. Stewart, Kobi N. Stewart, Erica Carter and Nalia Carter, to my cousins, goddaughters, and all the other children who have touched my life in a special way. The Bible says, “ Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God ." (Mark 10:14) You all are truly precious gifts from God who I will always love and cherish.

Also, my Team 7-3 staff and students at Whitman Middle School (2004-2005 school year) and my Pulley Career Center students. Always know that your teacher is proud of you! Oh and you better not be reading this book. I told you that you have to be 35 years old before you can read it.

A special literary thanks to: Just About Books, Delores Thornton and Marguerite Press, A Good Book, Big Time Publishing Magazine, Marlive Harris of the GRITS.com, Bridgette Anderson of Hair Spa Etc., The Writer's Inn, M-A, Rambus and Nikki-Marie for all your invaluable information on press kits.

Last but not least, I'd like to thank all the readers for your support. Thank you for purchasing the book and spreading the word.

Please visit my website www.latresencarter.com .

Thanks again to all of you!

God Bless,

Latrese N. Carter