Many thanks to the people at Berkley who supported The Last Collection and guided it from early draft to finished novel and beyond: my great editor, Danielle Perez, who encouraged me to leaps and risks that strengthened the story, Jenn Snyder, Sarah Blumenstock, Michelle Kasper, Jin Yu, Jessica Mangicaro, Lauren Burnstein, Diana Franco, Rita Frangie, Claire Zion, Craig Burke, Jeanne-Marie Hudson, Christine Ball, and Ivan Held. Special thanks to Ellen Edwards, who began this journey with me; my agent, Kevan Lyon; and fellow writer Nancy Holzner, for her support and insights.