Acknowledgments

I am grateful that I get to share more stories from characters that I love. Culler is especially sweet to me, and many thanks go to my editor, Stacy Abrams, for championing these books for me and wanting to go on more adventures in my fictional town. You always help make them better stories, and I love getting to work with you. Thank you to Liz Pelletier, and everyone at Entangled, for being so excited about the stories and working to make them seen and read. I love being part of the EP family!

Thank you to my agent, Nicole Resciniti, for always supporting my dreams, pushing me to be better, and being patient while I work to get there. I can’t imagine doing this without you.

To Traci Inzitari, for always being my first and last reader, my brainstorming partner and my cheerleader. You’ve loved this story since before it existed. Jake and Haley’s story wouldn’t be nearly as powerful without you.

There are so many friends, fellow writers, and general book people I have the pleasure of talking to about my books, publishing, writing, and life. Each of you help make this book (and every book I write) possible. I can’t begin to thank all of you here, but hopefully you know who you are. :)

Many thanks and hugs go out to the readers! I get to do this because of your kind words, questions, reviews, and enthusiasm. I hope to continue crafting books that you love and rally behind. You mean everything to me!

And lastly, thank you to Juice. There isn’t enough gratitude I can express to you for constantly pushing me to write, encouraging me not to give up, brainstorming with me at all hours of the night, and being the first person to pick me up when I’m down. Not just in this, but in everything. This one is for you.