Acknowledgments

Hugs and huge thanks to my awesome editors, Stacy Abrams and Wendy Chen! Wendy, you rolled with it when I basically rewrote this whole book, and I’m so grateful to you for your trust and patience. And then you pushed me to make the story even better. I’m beyond appreciative! Thank you! xoxo

To the team at Entangled, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for everything you do!! I’m so grateful for your help, guidance, and all-around awesomeness.

Nicola Armstrong, thank you so much for beta reading, but more importantly, for being a great friend and always supporting me and my stories! Hugs! (I plan to give you one in person next year!)

Elena Koutsi, thank you for helping me name a character! Your friendship means the world to me and I so hope we meet in person one day! Love ya!

Beth Miller, thank you so much for talking through agenting with me! You helped tremendously in shaping this story, and I couldn’t have done such a huge rewrite without you. Thanks, my friend!! xoxo

To my writing pals, Samanthe Beck, Maggie Kelley, Roxanne Snopek, and Paula Altenburg, thank you for being such amazing friends! I’m so lucky to have you.

Robin Palm, you are the best and I treasure your friendship more than I can say. We’ve been through everything together, and I look forward to being old and gray and still taking beach walks together!

Mom, I’d be lost without you. Thanks for being the best mom on the planet! Love you!

And to my hubby, there truly aren’t enough words to tell you how much I love you—always and forever.