Firstly, my deepest gratitude goes to my incredible parents, Kathleen and Finian. Thank you for being the most wonderful parents anyone could ever ask for. Without your unwavering support, this book would never have been written.
A massive thank you to my powerhouse agent Marianne Gunn O’Connor who believed in my writing from day one. You have literally changed my life and made my dreams a reality. I cannot thank you enough.
To the dedicated team at MGOC – Vicki Satlow, Patrick Lynch, Dan Bolger and Alison Walsh – thank you for your ongoing hard work and for helping to get Hitched to where it is today.
Huge thanks to my sisters Jessica and Lisa, and my cousins Kelly, Mandy and Emma for encouraging me to go for this idea. Your insights into what it’s like to be a woman in Vegas were invaluable and had a huge impact on the narrative.
To Francesca Pathak at Pan Macmillan – thank you for believing in Hitched from the moment you read it. You are an absolute dream to work with and I know I am incredibly lucky to have someone like you championing me as a new voice in fiction.
Thank you also to Charlotte Tennant for your fantastic attention to detail during the entire editing process. A warm acknowledgment to Christina Webb and Ross Jamieson for their invaluable contributions as well.
And to the broader Pan Mac family – Natasha, Ana, Rosie, Bríd, Cormac, Lara, Kinza, and the many others – your outstanding work is so truly appreciated and I know Hitched is in the best of hands.
To all the booksellers who have embraced and promoted my work: thank you for uplifting my voice as an emerging author, it means the absolute world to me.
And finally, to everyone who picks up a copy of Hitched – from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I hope reading about Kate’s wild hen party brings as much joy to you as writing it did for me.