Acknowledgments

First and foremost, to everyone who picked up Straight Up Irish and begged me to keep writing: You’re the backbone of these stories and what keep me going!

Big thanks to my agent, Stephanie with SBR Media for believing in me and this project when I didn’t want to keep writing. Her southern mama sass will make anyone work.

My amazing editor, Candace, who still refuses to use the term Alicorn but since she let me keep the salmon ladder scene, all is forgiven.

Big ups to my Entangled publicists and #TeamIrish, Holly and Riki. Thanks for putting up with my crazy.

Emersyn Vallis, Cat Mason, Angel Justice, Laura Ward, Misha Elliot, Kristen Johnson, and Lauren Fitch. Thank you all for reading and giving me feedback to make this story great even with 500,000 re-writes.

My Social Butterfly publicist, Emily, for believing in my stories even before I was a client.

The cast of Descendants and Black Panther: without these movies for my kids to watch over and over, this book would have never been completed.

Michelle, my Irish mo gra, thanks for keeping me bloody Irish.

My #FEELTHEVERN and #INSTAVERN teams. Thanks for always having my back and reading my stories.

Twothy, Liv, and Claire Bear. Thanks for loving me and my stories no matter what. Even if you think they sound boring. I love you all to the moon and back.