Super-duper thanks to Sarah Lyons, Chris Muldoon, L.C. Chase, Amelia Vaughn, Alex Whitehall, and everyone at Riptide Publishing for being game to embark on this hybrid adventure with me. I’ve loved working on this book with you and so appreciated your flexibility and open-mindedness as we figured out how to publish the Famous books and make them hang together as a series.

My agent, Courtney Miller-Callihan, gets props not only for not blinking when I said, “I want to publish a series that is mixed m/f and m/m, but I want to self-publish the m/f and sell the m/m,” but for being enthusiastic and smart about how to go about actually making it happen. (And, you know, for making this deal poolside while bailing sand out of the fire pit.)

My friends Audra North and Sandra Owens provided extremely helpful feedback on early drafts. Sometimes, I look back on the junk I send them and think THANK GOD FOR SMART FRIENDS.

Medical romance writer extraordinaire Amy Ruttan helped me with some of the hospital stuff.

Elle Keck and Sarah McDonald schooled me on the world of dating apps and their accompanying notification sounds. Thank you, my cooler, younger friends!