ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

If you made it all the way to the end of this monster book, I have to start my acknowledgments by thanking you. Thank you for picking up Crave, thank you for reading all one hundred and fifty-two thousand words of it, thank you for letting me share Jaxon and Grace’s world with you. I’m more thrilled than I can say that you have chosen to take this journey with us. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Secondly, I have to thank Liz Pelletier, who I adore more than I can ever say. Liz, you have taught me so much about writing and myself and friendship that I don’t even know where to begin to thank you. You are an incredible editor and an incredible friend, and I will be grateful the rest of my life that you chose me to take this journey with you. Thank you for everything you have done to make this book the absolute best it could be. I can’t wait for the next one.

Stacy Cantor Abrams, I love that we’ve been working together for more than ten years now. You are an amazing editor and an even more amazing person, and I am so excited that there is more to come. Thanks so much for your unflagging enthusiasm for this book and your flexibility through all the craziness it took to make it come together. It means the world to me. I’m so lucky to have you in my corner.

Jessica Turner, thank you so much for all your excitement regarding this book and all of the wonderful ideas you came up with to market it. You are an awe-inspiring woman and a great friend, and I am so very lucky to have you in my corner. Thank you for being so fabulous!

Bree Archer, for giving me THE BEST COVER IN THE WORLD. Seriously. THE BEST COVER IN THE WORLD. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Toni Kerr, for the incredible care you took with my baby. Every page is beautiful and I owe that to you. Thank you so very, very much.

Meredith Johnson, for putting up with all the craziness that came with this book. Thank you so much for your help steering this behemoth all the way from my imagination to the store shelves.

Jen, thank you for all your thoughtful comments and feedback! You’re amazing!

Everyone at Entangled and Macmillan, for your patience and enthusiasm for Crave. I’m so excited that this book has such an amazing home and such an amazing team behind it.

Emily Sylvan Kim—I don’t even know what to say here. I didn’t realize just how lucky I was the day you agreed to be my agent, and I thank the universe for you every single day. Thank you for always being in my corner and for always, always, always finding a way through whatever obstacle comes our way. You’re the best.

Eden Kim, for being the first person besides me to read Crave. Thank you for all your excitement. It made everything that came after the first draft so much easier.

Jenn Elkins, for being my best friend through thick and thin for more years than we want to admit. Thanks for always being there for me and for always keeping it real, xoxoxo.

The amazing Emily McKay, Shellee Roberts, and Sherry Thomas, you are the best friends and brainstormers I could ever ask for. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Stephanie Marquez, for all your help and encouragement throughout the writing of this book. You remind me of all the reasons I love writing and all the reasons I became a writer to begin with. I love you so much and can’t wait for what comes next.

My mom, for all your help keeping my day-to-day life running in a (kind of, sort of) smooth way. I know we’re a lot, but we are so grateful that you put up with us! I love you!

And lastly, to my three boys who I love more than I can ever say. We’ve had a few rough and rocky years, and I just want to say thank you for hanging in there and being the coolest, most wonderful sons in the whole world. You amaze me every day, and I am so, so, so lucky to be your mom.