First, thank you to all the readers who went on this journey with Fi and Shane. Your love for these characters and this wild romp has been everything to me!
I’m so grateful for my agents, Carrie Hannigan and Ellen Goff. Working with you has been an absolute dream. Thank you as well to Rhea Lyons, Soumeya B. Roberts, and everyone at HG Literary—I can’t imagine a more wonderful team!
Thank you so much to Rūta Rimas. You are a dream editor, and you made The Cursed Rose sparkle more than I ever could have imagined!
To everyone at Penguin—none of this would be possible without each and every one of you! Tessa Meischeid, you are a rockstar publicist who always goes above and beyond! To my wonderful copy editor, Rachel Skelton, designers Suki Boynton and Jessica Jenkins, Felicity Vallence, Simone Roberts-Payne, and the entire team. It has been an honor and a privilege to be part of the Penguin family.
To Fernanda Suarez for three of the most beautiful covers I have ever seen. It was absolutely amazing to see these characters and covers come to life, and I’ve been blown away Every. Single. Time. You are incredible!
To Lindsey Dorcus for the most spectacular audiobook narration. You bring so much feeling and fun and humor to these books! I am so grateful to Nick Martorelli, Emily Parliman, and the entire Penguin Audiobook team.
Seeing translations of The Bone Spindle go out across the world has been an author dream. I’m so grateful to all the amazing publishers and translators who have worked on these books.
Another author dream come true was all the gorgeous Bone Spindle art! Heartfelt thanks and awe to @mmarsloud, @arz28, @meliescribbles, @alicemariapower, and @ornitoplatypus. I smile every time I look at these fantastic pieces!!
Special thanks to the Boulder Bookstore, the Tattered Cover, and the Wandering Jellyfish for the most fantastic author events and signings. I’m so lucky to have not one but three amazing independent bookstores so close!
To the phenomenal bloggers, bookstagrammers, and reviewers who reached so many readers! You are absolutely irreplaceable. Special thanks to TBR and Beyond Tours and Colored Pages Book Tours, y’all are epic!
To the most amazing group of Colorado authors who make this whole journey more fun! Meg Long, Jen Peterson, Olivia Chadha, Malia Maunakea, Megan E. Freeman, Olivia Abtahi, Ellen O’Clover, Tasha Christensen, and Jessie Weaver.
To Kyle, Christie, Sarah, Jennica, Claire, Mary, Suzanne, Carey, and all the early readers—every time I started to flag, I remembered your lovely words. I’m so grateful for everything you’ve done for this series.
I remain forever grateful for my family and my wife’s wonderful family. There is no end to how appreciative I am for all your support and love.
Finally, thank you with all of my heart to my partner, Michelle. There were times in my life when I thought I wouldn’t get here. You believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. You got me over the finish line every time I faltered. You truly are my lifelong rock!