To the librarians, bloggers, reviewers, TikTokers, bookstagrammers, book clubs, booksellers （especially Tammy Watkins at The Village Bookseller, my former high school English teacher who hand sells my books to anyone she can find）， and readers around the world: you are the entire reason I get to do this for a living. Thank you so much for reading my words and sharing my stories. Connecting with you all brings me so much joy.
To The Beatles, who wrote the lyrics that inspired both the character of Lucy and the first scene I wrote of this book （there are a few Easter eggs alluding to that, but I’ll give you a hint: chapter 48）。
Finally, a heartfelt thank-you goes out to my friends. Old and new, near and far, you know who you are and I’d kill for you guys.