To my agent with a giant heart, Italia Gandolfo, who never gave up on ISAN. To the superwoman, Liana Gardner, for just about everything. To Holly Atkinson, Jonas Saul, and Jessica Nelson for your guidance.

To my parents, Roy and Maggie, Joshua—my son, Kaitlin—my daughter, Amber Garcia—PA, Mary’s angels, and my friends. Thank you for believing in me and for all your support.

To my husband, Richard, my everything. Thank you for encouraging me to reach for the stars and keeping me grounded.

To my bestie, Alexandrea Weis, we’ve come a long way. We’ve crawled through mud and though we are still crawling, look how far we’ve come. Writing world would not be the same without you.

Thank you to my friends New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, Addison Moore and Tiffany King, for being awesome and supportive. And to Ednah Walters, who is no longer with us; I know she is rooting for me in Heaven.

To my grandmother, the reason why I started writing. I feel your love, flowing out of my fingertips through every new book and the amazing people I keep meeting through the love of books.

Lastly, to my readers, thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking this incredible journey with me.