Everyone at St. Martin’s who works tirelessly to bring my stories to readers. Special thanks to Lisa Marie Pompilio, Talia Sherer, Anne Spieth, NaNá V. Stoelzle, Anna Gorovoy, Stephanie Davis, Jeanne-Marie Hudson, Michelle Cashman, Angela Craft, Vicki Lame, and Alicia Adkins-Clancy. Special thanks to Lauren Hougen for her incredible levels of patience.
Ellen Pepus at Signature Literary, for her hard work.
My family, of course. Immediate and extended. Always. All my love and gratitude to Susan and David, Megan and Jarrad, Marion and Ken, Lucy and Bob, and Damon. This is my foundation and it’s a good one.
Emily Hainsworth and Tiffany Schmidt, for seeing this book—and me—through more than I could possibly fit into this space. I am so thankful for their amazing critiques and, even more than that, for their friendship. Amazing ladies.
Kelly Jensen, for her wonderful friendship and her listening and for talking the talk and walking the walk. “Awesome” is her default setting. Her tireless support, generosity, and enthusiasm cannot be overstated and I am so very grateful for her.
CK Kelly Martin and Nova Ren Suma, two amazing women who inspire me both personally and professionally. I’m so thankful for their friendship, kindness, and support, and I am in utter awe of their writing talents.
These diamonds: Whitney Crispell, Kim Hutt, Baz Ramos, and Samantha Seals, for years of an incredible friendship that I cherish so much. Shine bright.
Stefan Martorano, for his gracious help with the law enforcement–related details.
Thank you to all my friends, for their support. Special thanks and much appreciation to these terrific people: Bill Cameron, Brandy Colbert, Kate Hart for all the good work she does and goodwill she inspires, Will and Annika Klein, Team Sparkle, Daisy Whitney, Brian Williams, and Briony Williamson.
My readers. The enthusiasm and support they have shown my work means more than I could ever say. I simply can’t thank them enough.
Lori Thibert. Last but never least. And for more than I could ever list here. For her talent, humor, kindness, generosity, and for being an awe-inspiring, amazing human being, which inspires me. Her unwavering encouragement and belief in what is possible over the years has meant the world and made all the difference. It was one of my very first stepping stones to becoming an author. As far as best friends go, mine can’t be beat.
Thank you.