To my publishing team at St. Martin’s Press, especially my editor Eileen Rothschild, who is so supportive, smart, and fun to hang with; to Tiffany Shelton, a ray of sunshine every time we chat; and to Marissa Sangiacomo and Meghan Harrington: thank you all for helping make my life as a writer such a pleasure!
To Annelise Robey, my lovely agent, thank you for being you. And to everyone at the Jane Rotrosen Agency, I’m so glad you’re back home in your gorgeous office! Hurrah!
To Dr. H—you probably never dreamed you’d see your name on the acknowledgments page of a romance novel, so I’ll abbreviate it now—thanks for being such a great mentor last year. You kept me on my toes as a writer and reader. And to Laura and Katie, my comrades in the Crazyhorse office, it was an adventure, wasn’t it? Miss seeing you around the table! Best of luck, Laura, at the new Orange Spot coffeehouse (http://theorangespotcoffeehouse.com), and with your writing. You’re so talented! Katie, you’re on your way to being chair of an English department somewhere, I just know it!
To my readers, who always make this journey extra special, thank you for your incredible enthusiasm for my stories. I love writing about love, community, laughter, and friendship—we need them more than ever. Come visit me at kierankramer.com anytime!
And as always, thanks to my family, especially to Chuck, who gave up almost fourteen months of my home cooking (which is better than I think, according to him) and my obsession with the Real Housewives franchise to serve his country in Afghanistan. Welcome home, honey! And thanks to Steven, Margaret, and Jack for being such troupers while their dad was away. I love you all!