Love Arranged (Lakefront Billionaires, #3)(129)

To my agent, Kimberly Brower: Thank you for always advocating what’s best for me—and for believing in me when I don’t. When you said “all hands on deck” to meet this deadline, I knew you meant it, and I’m so grateful to you and Aimee for helping me pull this off.

And to my publishers, Bloom Books and Piatkus, thank you for helping make this series such a success. You helped give me a platform to tell these stories, and I’ll always be grateful for the readers who found me thanks to you.

Also, a big thanks to all my foreign publishers who translate my words for people to read all over the world. I’m so impressed by everything you do, and your editions are some of my favorite.

Mary—Your talent never ceases to amaze me, even after all these years of working together. You give your absolute all to every author you work with, and with each project we complete together, I feel even more lucky to be one of them.

Jos—I’ve always been a big believer of people entering our lives when we need them most, and you are proof of that. You’ve accompanied me on this journey—through the good and the not so good—and you’ve supported me through those times with humor, encouragement, and a little tough love when I’m being hard on myself.

To Kendra—I admire quite a few things about you. Your humor. Your kindness. Your ability to make so many people feel welcomed, including myself. But while writing this book, I admired your honesty. You’re a great beta reader, but you’re an even better person, and I’m happy and so very appreciative to have someone like you in my corner.

Emily—I just wanted to say I love you so very much. There is so much I could say about our friendship, but ink on paper will never properly summarize the love and happiness you bring into my life each day.

To the guy who knows a guy—Lorenzo wouldn’t be the character he is today without your help. Thank you for giving me free political consultations in exchange for spinach dip. I’m sure I’ll owe you another one soon.

To the man who loves me and the countless characters who live inside my head: Thank you for being my sounding board, my realism barometer, and my fictional business consultant. While I love writing about other people’s happily ever afters, none will ever compare to ours.