It’s been a long road to publication for this novel. I’m grateful to the following people for their support during the process:
Josie Corby, as well as Matt and Sherris Corby—your continued encouragement came at a much-needed time during the writing of this book. Thanks so much.
Sheila Ashdown provided invaluable early feedback on the manuscript.
While researching this novel, Chloe Massarello answered my great number of dumb questions about the general state of affairs of fifteenth century France with measured and painstaking detail, as well as offering some crucial pieces of information about Joan, the ways in which she was viewed at that time, and the brutal lives and societal expectations of medieval executioners. There are undoubtedly errors and inaccuracies regarding this aspect of the book—please be sure to assign them to me, the author.
My agent, Christopher Schelling of Selectric Artists. I mean, I wrote a novel about an alcoholic painter and the reincarnation of Joan of Arc’s executioner road-tripping through a ghost-heavy LA and he was like, “Okay, I’m in.”
Tricia Reeks and the folks at Meerkat Press for their continued belief in the value of my work. I’m beyond appreciative; with these past few books, you’ve taken a gamble when few would, and have undoubtedly changed my life. Thank you.