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Acknowledgments
My solo debut! I have a mountain of thanks to give to all of the people who helped this book land in
your hands today.
First, I am eternally grateful to my amazing editor, Alexa Pastor, who is undoubtedly the absolute
best there is. is book was craed, start to finish, during a GLOBAL PANDEMIC, and it would
definitely still be an amorphous blob stuck in dra #1 if it weren’t for Alexa. at can probably be said
for all my books, past and future.
ank you to Justin Chanda, Julia McCarthy, Kristie Choi, and the rest of the team at Simon &
Schuster. It is a true gift to know that my books are in such great hands.
To my incredible agent, Emily van Beek, at Folio Literary, for supporting me and my writing. I have
so much gratitude for you, and I am beyond excited for the many books and years to come.
Huge thanks to Lianna, Ed, Judy, Mike, Luke, Aimee, Kyle, Alyssa, and Siobhan (matchmaker and
ordained minister extraordinaire!) for friendship, and family, and unfailing support, all of which were
needed in large supply this past year.
To my mom, who read to me every single night growing up, and planted the seeds that would turn
into both a passion and a career. I love you.
And, as always, to Alyson Derrick, my wife, who is somehow even more swoony than Blake Carter,
and makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world every single day.