Jessica, you’ve held my hand, pushed me forward, guided me through the craziness, told me when to chill and take a breath, and reminded me when I should be proud of myself. Honestly, I think I’d be rocking in some corner without you. Thank you. Andrea, Jenn and everyone at Dijkstra, thank you for your infinite patience （and sorry for continuously cramping your inbox）。
Kaitlin, I just read your note on the print proofs I just received in the mail, so overall, I’m a little emotional. I won’t repeat the words you dared write about me but I will say that having your trust and faith in my words and work is something I value more than I can say. And something I’m still coming to terms with, not gonna lie. Megan, Katelyn, Morgan, and the incredible Atria team, you guys have been working on the clock for months now and I couldn’t be more grateful and thankful to have you in my corner. Thanks to you I have accomplished things I never even dreamed of.
Molly and the marvellous team at Simon and Schuster UK, thank you for always being amazing and for the incredible job you are doing. The day I finally get to experience seeing my books on Waterstones, I’ll probably faint.
Mr. B, you once told me “you’re not just lucky. For luck to find you, you have to work hard and put yourself out there first” when I was having One Of Those Days, and somehow, that managed to be the most reassuring thing I’ve ever been told. I love you. Even when you don’t get me flowers on release day. Or a cover-themed cake? Or, like, a puppy? Honestly, I don’t ask for much.
To you, the reader, hi again. Thank you again. Rosie and Lucas’s story was a little more emotional and a lot more personal, and I really, really hope you loved it. I also hope that if, like Rosie or Lucas, you feel lost, or stuck, you don’t ever, ever stop pushing forward. I mean, come on, like Joey would say, you can’t give up. Is that what a dinosaur would do?