his book owes a great debt to the incredible team of publishing professionals who brought it to life. Kieran Viola, editor extraordinaire, is the best advocate, sounding board, first reader, and provider of feedback a person could ask for. I am also extremely grateful to Emily Meehan, whose enthusiasm for this project from day one has been invaluable, and to the entire team at Freeform—especially Cassie McGinty, Dina Sherman, Holly Nagel, Maddie Hughes, Elke Villa, Frank Bumbalo, and Mary Mudd—for their support. A special thank-you goes out to Marci Senders, who designed the beautiful cover, and Jamie Alloy, who designed the interior art.

I would also like to thank my agent, Elizabeth Harding, for her unerring support and guidance, as well as the rest of my team at Curtis Brown, especially Ginger Clark, Holly Frederick, and Sarah Perillo. Thanks also go out to Madeline Tavis and Olivia Simkins for their assistance!

I am grateful to my family, especially my husband, who is everything I could ask for in a partner and whose generous and freely given support enables me to do more than I ever could on my own, as well as my adorable toddler and baby, who only tried to eat my manuscript a couple of times apiece. I am also grateful for my extended family and support system—parents, siblings, colleagues, and friends.

Finally, special thanks go out to the two people whose love for this story propelled me through even the hardest days of writing-with-an-infant-while-sleep-deprived: Rachel Vincent, who sat across from me at Panera and told me how excited she was every single time we met up to write, and my mom, Marsha Barnes, who didn’t stop asking me about this book from the moment I read her the first chapter to the second she finally had an advanced copy in her hands.