To the ones who never stop dreaming—fly higher, always higher.

 

 

Acknowledgments

 

 

THIS book was one of the most challenging ones I’ve written. I wrote it and submitted it, was asked to revise and resubmit it, and the thing fought me every step of the way with that revision. But in the end it’s a stronger book, and I have Lynn West and her team to thank for the push to revisit it.

Thank you to my beta readers, Avon Gale, Piper Vaughn, and Kelly Jensen, for your patience in reading more than one version of this. Your input was, as always, essential.

A big thank-you to the Dreamspinner team for helping to refine the story until it sparkled.

Thank you as well to all of the readers willing to take a chance on a weird story set in Canada. You clearly are my people.

And lastly, thank you to my family and their continued support. Love you all.