This book is a dream come true. My biggest thanks goes to Penny for opening up the amazing worlds she’s built to let authors who love them play. I imagine it’s a tremendous effort on her part to create and manage this space. The Knitting in the City and Green Valley worlds reignited my passion for romance at a moment when I wasn’t sure I would ever write again. Writing in the Green Valley world has been a priceless, unforgettable honor.
Writing this book was no solitary endeavor. Sherry Ewing let me grill her about details of the National Parks Service. Eva Moore and Seren Goode were my partners in plot. Jennifer Levine and Rebecca Kimmel were my editors extraordinaire. Nora Everly, Cathy Yardley, L.B. Dunbar and Bhavani Rao lent me their characters for cameo appearances. Daisy Prescott sat down with me to work out ranger world details. And Fiona, Brooke and Penny were always (like, always) available.
2020 was a difficult year. It took a village to get me through. My Tuesday night crew—Shannon Monroe, Addie Woolridge, Kara Lockharte, E. Menozzi, Anne Zoelle, Dafina Dailey, and Jackie Yau—represent the best parts of being in this community. Amy Lane and Anna Stewart kept me on track with many a sprint. Edward Giordano, my assistant, never let me drop the ball. L.G. O’Connor, R.L. Merrill, Daphne Maqsue, Nancy Timpanaro and Joanna Claire are everywhere, always, for anything. And the biggest thanks, of course, goes to my family, who honors my creativity by giving me space to write.