There are so many people to thank who are a part of this amazing journey I’m on. A simple thank you to them for encouraging and supporting me just doesn’t seem like a strong enough show of gratitude on my part.

To my husband and daughter, thank you for loving me and sharing your time with the characters I write and being understanding of my deadlines. And for bringing me coffee.

Hang Le, By Hang Le. I love you like I love dancing squirrels. Thank you for always visually capturing my stories and being my design soul mate.

Sarah Hershman, my agent, and the team at Hershman Rights Management, thank you for your ongoing support.

Rick and Amy Miles, and the entire Red Coat PR team, thank you for allowing me to be part of the author family.

Liz Ferry, thank you for coming into my life and polishing these stories so they shine. You’re amazing.

Christine Borgford, at Type A Formatting, thank you for making the interiors of my books look badass.

A HUGE thank you to Randi’s Rebels. Y’all are the best reader group a girl could ask for. You keep me sane when I need it, provide me with endless book recommendations, and fill my days with man candy and laughs. Rebels Rock!

Special shout-outs to Joanne Cowan, who named Aoife; Cassie Colosimo, who named Branna; and Alisha Tetreault, who named Laven. Adrienne Clark, Emma-Jayne Mills, Sarah Burke Evans, Gemma Louis Bailey, Kelli Rasmussen, and Helen Adamson, thank you all so much for the dresses for the vision board!

Thanks to my family and friends, I love you all.

To the readers, thank you for reading my stories. Thank you for continuing to take chances on me and the stories I write. Thank you for trusting me with your imagination.

I’m honored to be part of your literary world.