For my family, thank you for the endless patience and support during the nights when I didn’t make dinner and never made it out of my pajamas because I was chasing deadlines. Every word I write is for you.
For Bookstagram, all the buddy readers and book club groups, and for my readers far and wide, thank you for your passion, from the bottom of my heart!
For my friend and bookseller extraordinaire, Flannery Buchanan, thank you and Bluebird Bookstop for lifting me up, sharing coffee, and welcoming me to the neighborhood with so much warmth. I’m inspired by you and all you’ve accomplished!
And, finally, for the friends who’ve stayed—the ones who held my hand when I was at my worst and kept cheering for me through my best. Nicole, thanks for always, always being there for all of it—for celebrating the best parts, supporting me through the worst parts, and even putting up with my ugly parts. Your unconditional friendship means the world to me. I hope fifty years from now we’re still laughing, holding on to each other, and sharing stolen umbrellas when it rains.