Thank you to my editor, Vicki Lame, for her patience, guidance, and encouragement. And to the whole team at St. Martin’s Griffin, especially Angelica Chong, Vanessa Aguirre, Meghan Harrington, Marissa Sangiacomo, Kejana Ayala, Brant Janeway, Chrisinda Lynch, Adriana Coada, Kaitlin Severini, Katy Robitzski, and Omar Chapa. And a huge shout-out to Olga Grlic for that gorgeous cover!
I am so grateful for my agent, Kate Schafer Testerman. The Suite Spot is our seventh book and we’ve been together so long that I truly can’t imagine doing this without her.
Suzanne Young, Cristin Bishara, and Erin Hahn were there when I needed a writing sprint, an objective opinion, or just an email declaring, “I heart Mason!” There is nothing greater than having the best critique partners.
I owe a special thanks to Elissa R. Sloan for her reading and guidance with Mason and his Japanese American experience. And thank you to Shelly Beach for answering my questions about family law. Any inaccuracies or creative liberties are mine.
Andrea Soule, Gail Yates, Stephanie Pierce, and Ginger Phillips have been my early readers for nearly a decade. I can always count on them to let me know when an idea has legs, for cheerleading along the way, and—particularly Ginger and SJP—for music recommendations for my writing playlists.
A toast to the staff at Coastal Dayz Brewery in Fort Myers for answering my brewing questions and for making very tasty beers. Prost! Cheers! Sláinte!
Thanks to my family—Caroline, Scott, Mom, and Jack. Sometimes they listen when I’m talking about books, sometimes they don’t, but they always love me, and that’s the only thing that matters.
Finally, always, Phil. I love you best.