I am delighted to have been honored by the Midwest Independent Publishers Association with a gold medal for Young Adult Fiction! My heartfelt thanks go to Tracy Millions Simmons of Meadowlark Press, who accepted, believed in, worked on, and turned my story into an elegant book. And gratitude also goes to the readers and reviewers who volunteered their time to read a lot of very fine books for these awards, and agreed to give Opulence one too. Thanks to everyone!