ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

First, to my fabulous editor, Rakesh Satyal, for great insight, brilliant edits, amazing support, and enthusiasm for which I am so grateful.

Thank you all for all you do—Carolyn Reidy, Libby McGuire, Lisa Keim, Lisa Sciambra, Suzanne Donahue, Loan Le, Milina Brown, Kristin Fassler, Wendy Sheanin, and everyone at Atria Books.

To Alan Dingman for truly beautiful covers that always surpass my expectations.

As always, to Dan Conaway, my amazing agent and knight in shining armor and to everyone at Writers House whose help is invaluable.

Thank you, thank you to the indefatigable Ann-Marie Nieves.

To all the amazing book influencers, shouters, reviewers, and readers, including Pamela Klinger Horn, Andrea Peskind Katz, Bobbi Dumas, Debbie Haupt, and Amy Bruno.

To all the jewelers and jewelry experts who have been so generous with their time and knowledge, including Stephanie Sporn, Inezita Gay-Eckel, Benjamin and Hilary Macklowe, Wendy Epstein, Warren Lagerloef, Daniel Morris at HD Gallery, and especially Marion Fasel.

And to my A+ think tank and dear friends: Liz and Steve Berry, Doug Clegg, Alyson Richman, Randy Susan Meyers, Lauren Willig, Linda Francis Lee, and Lucinda Riley.

To Natalie White, who helps run AuthorBuzz.com so very, very well so that I have time to write.

To every single bookseller and librarian without whom the world would be a sadder place.

And I very much want to thank my readers who make all the work worthwhile. Please visit MJRose.com for a signed bookplate and sign up for my newsletter at MJEmail.me.

Lastly, and as always, I’m very grateful to my family and most of all, Doug.