Besides the props already offered to Seanan McGuire and Tybalt the cat, I have to thank Melissa Marr for listening to this crazy idea and reading the first (very bad) draft of the original chapter . . . and still encouraging me in this risky venture. You’re the best, Melissa.
Lucienne Diver and Anne Sowards had so much faith in this project, and so much enthusiasm, and it wouldn’t have gotten done without their encouragement and support.
And Kami Garcia: Lady, you just rock. Thanks for the love. Sarah Weiss and Janet Cadsawan also gave me much love and support and excitement about this project, as did NiNi Burkart.
Thanks also to the amazing Eloisa James for her recommendation, and to the kick-ass John Ziegler for casting a careful Shakespearean scholarly eye over what I’d done to the Bard, and not weeping (at least, not where I could hear him).
And last, thanks to Mr. William Shakespeare for making me love the English language even more than I already did.