Rebecca Lee for service dog help, and for being one of my most treasured friends, Nikki Hastings for beta reading and for being some of my favorite social media inspiration, Dan Cullinan for being the best assistant I’ve ever had, Anna Cullinan for being this book’s in-house cheerleader urging me toward the finish line, Stephen Blackmoore and Kari for their cameo and giving Emmet & Jeremey a ride to the beach (buy Stephen’s books!), and all my patrons, especially regencyfan93, Kelly Marilly Gonzalez, Sadie B, Katie M, Jennifer Harvey, Erin Sharpe, Sarah M, Sarah Plunkett, Ashley Dugan, Rosie M, Karin Wollina, and Pamela Bartual.