No book is ever written in a vacuum, so I’d like to thank the people who made writing this possible. To be beloved husband and ever-patient children, thank you for supporting me. I couldn’t chase my dreams if I didn’t have you for backup. To my parents for reading to me, supplying me with books, and having a family crest that mentions the Borgias. Amy Laurens and Derek Hawkins, thank you for listening to me rave, rant, cry, and whinge more than a grown woman should. Jason Nelson, thank you for keeping that scene on your hard drive and emailing it to me eleventy-billion times. Thea van Diepen and Stephanie McGee, thank you for adding your lyrical gifts and poetry to the book. To my editor, David Pomerico, and my agent, Marlene Stringer, thank you for believing in my crazy world and giving me a chance. Last by not least, thank you, dear reader, for spending time with me and my books.