Special thanks and love to Wendy C. Ortiz.
I listened to Jake Gyllenhaal sing “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with George about a million times while writing this novel, so I want to thank Jake Gyllenhaal and Stephen Sondheim for that. “Look, I made a hat!”
Oh, Sam Cooke, my heart. Thank you, Sam Cooke.
And thank you to Vincent van Gogh for his art and letters. I treasure them and him in a very special place in my secret heart where no one can touch them.
Thank you, dear reader. I hope you are cozy.
Thank you to my family. I love you.
R and A, I love you madly and will always write it here to be in my books forever.
And Loran, I couldn’t do this without you. Who would make my tea? Who would make dinner? Thank you for doing those things and thank you for all you do for me, for us. Most important, thank you for loving me like Jesus, for being you, and for being mine. Love you forever.
About the Author
Leesa Cross-Smith is a homemaker and the author of Every Kiss a War, Whiskey & Ribbons, and So We Can Glow. She lives in Kentucky with her husband and children.