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Authors: Dee Willson

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Author's Note

The function of myth is to describe and encapsulate an event, truth, or
memory of significance. Dividing myth from fact is proof. There are inherent
problems with proof: technology, experience, perspective, interpretation. Not
to mention politics.

While the world created in
A Keeper’s Truth
in regards to lost
souls and Keepers is truly a figment of my imagination, there is a wealth of
historical documentation, both folkloric and archeological, to support claims
of the lost civilizations of Atlantis and Lemuria. There is currently tangible
proof of man’s existence as early as 250,000 BC, and who knows what tomorrow’s
technology will uncover? If
Lemurians
were inundated
by catastrophe spanning thousands of years, it’s possible that proof of their
existence remains buried, undiscovered, possibly leagues under Earth’s oceans.
Someday the story of Atlantis and Lemuria might cross the line from myth to
fact. Maybe it already has and we just don’t see it.

As for human beings having souls . . . who am I to say?

Dee
Willson

Acknowledgements

Writing is a solitary endeavor, a private relationship between a creator
and her cast, yet riddled with an abundance of good fortune, research,
learning, confidence, and sheer time.

My good fortune was in stumbling across the entrepreneurial spirits
behind Driven Press and BK Publications. They not only saw what I saw in
A
Keeper’s Truth
but invested their time and money so others could share this
story.
Suz
, Sam, I am forever grateful.

Many books were important in researching this novel, and a vast amount
of information can be found in
The Lost Civilization of Lemuria
by Frank
Joseph, Bear & Company 2006;
Atlantis and 2012
by Frank Joseph,
Inner Traditions International 2010;
Forbidden History
by J. Douglas Kenyon,
Bear & Company 2005;
Destiny of Souls
by Michael Newton PhD,
Llewellyn Publications 2000; and
Encyclopedia of Spirits
by
Judika
Illes
, Harper One 2009.
Your work has changed me forever.

Writing is a constant learning process, so there is a special place on
my bookshelf for
The Time Traveler’s Wife
. Audrey
Niffenegger
,
we have never met, but I owe you a great deal of thanks. Your book taught me to
be a better writer.

To spend years writing (and editing) a novel, one must have a certain
balance of confidence, drive, and insane focus. All of these I get from an
awesome collection of fellow writers, dear friends who make the journey extra
special. Tanis Mallow, Rob Brunet, D.J. McIntosh, Pam
Blance
,
Melodie
Campbell, Rita Bailey, and Kent Rees, this
road wouldn’t be the same without you. Thanks for holding my hand.

Lastly, there is time. Most have no idea how much time goes into
writing, editing, publishing, and marketing a novel, but my family does.
They’ve helped and encouraged me through every arduous step. Vera, I can’t
imagine a better cover. Mom, you are the best cheerleader a girl could ask for.
Dad, Georgia, John, Jamie, your faith in me keeps me going. Jeff, after twenty
years I am still the luckiest girl in the room. To my daughters, Tess and Hanna,
you are my
everything
.

I love you all.

About the Author

Dee
Willson
felt the writer’s call at fifteen,
when she penned her first novel and received her first rejection letter to go
with it. Over twenty years later, with two successful businesses under her belt
(both with Canada’s largest book retailer, Indigo Books), Dee
Willson
rekindled her passion for novels. She joined a
hard-core book club, published short stories and interviews, contributed to
blogs, and wrote the novel
A Keeper’s Truth
, followed by
GOT
(
Gift
of Travel
). Dee is presently working on the second installment in the
Keeper’s
series, and
Meant 2 B
, a crazy ghost story riddled with fate.

Dee and her husband currently reside in Burlington, Ontario. They are
building their dream home on the shore of Lake Ontario, where they expect to
watch their daughters frolic in the lake, and possibly grow four heads. Visit
her online at
www.deewillson.com
or on Twitter @
denisewillson