Acknowledgments

Four books in now, and I am more appreciative than ever of the terrific people who help me make this happen. I am fortunate to work with the great team at Minotaur, especially my intrepid editor, Daniela Rapp. Her instincts are never wrong, and this book is stronger for her input. Thanks also to Cassidy Graham, for her good humor and attention to detail in helping make this train run on time. If you’ve heard of this book and found it somewhere, that’s probably due to the hard work of Kayla Janas and Danielle Prielipp. They are creative and amazing!

Thanks also to my terrific agent, Jill Marsal, who cheerfully answers all my annoying questions.

I am especially grateful to readers, many of whom I’ve heard from and whose comments, questions, and concerns are always a joy. I love that a shared passion for the written word connects us all.

As ever, this writer gig is way more fun if you are a member of #TeamBump. Thank you for your feedback and encouragement. I am blessed to have a crackerjack squad of betas that includes Katie Bradley, Stacie Brooks, Ethan Cusick, Rayshell Reddick Daniels, Jason Grenier, Suzanne Holliday, Shannon Howl, Robbie McGraw, Michelle Kiefer, Rebecca Gullotti LeBlanc, Jill Svihovec, Dawn Volkart, Amanda Wilde and Paula Woolman.

Thanks as always to my wonderful family, especially Brian and Stephanie Schaffhausen and Larry and Cherry Rooney, for love and support.

Finally, if inspiration starts at home, I am the luckiest writer on the planet because I live with two inspirational human beings: my marvelous husband, Garrett, and our phenomenal daughter, Eleanor. They are the source of all my joy.