To Tessa Shapcott, my developmental editor. I burst into tears when I read your report because your opinion and advice mean the world to me. To know that you love this book makes me confident enough to share it with the world. Thank you.
To Chris Belden and Melissa DeMeo, my editors, who don’t let me get away with anything. That’s the way I want it. That’s the way I need it. Your insight, notes, and advice make my writing the best it can be. I am so thankful to work with a team like you.
To my parents, George and Diane, for being the guiding lights of my life. You encourage and inspire, support and celebrate. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your unconditional love. I am the luckiest daughter in the whole world.
And finally, to George, Henry, and Callie. You are my dearly beloved, my heart, my soul, my whole life. The most important thing is kindness, and I love you all the much.