Big thanks to my editor, Kate Seaver, and my agent, Christina Hogrebe, for their enthusiasm and encouragement. You make my books sparkle and shine, and I am ever grateful. Also, I am so pleased to have such a tremendous team at Berkley—Jessica Mangicaro and Brittanie Black—you are amazing. And, as always, I am thrilled to have cover artist Julia Green use her tremendous talent to make my book covers so breathtakingly beautiful.
Special thanks to the Pectus Excavatum team at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, especially Dr. Notrica and Jackie Hurley, and all of the staff on the ninth floor. You took amazing care of our boy, and we are ever grateful.
And, as always, big thanks to my family and friends, who put up with my inability to remember what day it is while on deadline. I love you all—most especially, Chris Hansen Orf, Beckett Orf and Wyatt Orf, who are my very favorite people.