Acknowledgments

This book would not have been possible without the enthusiasm and faith of my literary agent, Stacia Decker. My sincere thanks to Matt Martz for bringing this story out into the world, and to Ashley Di Dio, Sylvan Creekmore and Melissa Rechter at Crooked Lane Books, for making this literary process so deeply rewarding.

I am grateful to my parents Richard and Barbara Sparks for always valuing creativity and imagination, and to my sisters Cinnamon and Allison for their love, excitement, and being the world’s best baby-sitters! Personal thanks are due to Darren Herczeg, who told me to share this manuscript with the pros. Thank you to Jason Micallef, who’s taught me so much about telling stories. And thank you to the coolest senior in the world, Price Peterson, without whom my writing/life would be dark indeed.

But most importantly I want to thank my husband Ryan Sandoval for believing in my dreams. And for filling so many days of Lovey’s first year with magic, while mom went off and typed.