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Thank you to my super last-minute beta reader, Nic Stone, who gave me notes when I felt like I didn’t nail the landing.

Thank you to all the readers, reviewers, bookstagrammers, and TikTokers for the endless support. I literally would not be able to be the mom of my dreams, living my dream, without you.

Thank you to all my friends, both authors and not, who held me down while I found myself again. You popped in on me at events while I was weeping at being away from my baby, and you sent encouraging messages, food, toys, and random memes. I will never forget how you covered me. To my family, especially my mom and dad, thank you for flying down and helping to take care of baby girl. I love seeing you becoming grandparents. To my bae and my baby girl, I never imagined life would be this sweet.

And if you stopped by my dorm room in the West Towers at Howard University and had some of my food, this book is for you.





About the Author




TIFFANY D. JACKSON is the New York Times bestselling author of Allegedly, Monday’s Not Coming, Let Me Hear a Rhyme, Grown, White Smoke, and The Weight of Blood and coauthor of Blackout and Whiteout. A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book and Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award winner, she received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University, earned her master of arts in media studies from the New School, and has over a decade of TV and film experience. The Brooklyn native is splitting her time between the South and the borough she loves. You can visit her at writeinbk.com.

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