To my amazing Macmillan Audio team, who ensured the audiobooks for Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows were perfect: Katy Robitzski, Amber Cortes, Chrissy Farrell, and Claire Beyette. To the incredibly talented narrators who brought Iris and Roman to life: Rebecca Norfolk and Alex Wingfield.
To my wonderful UK team, who have given this duology a loving home across the pond: Natasha Bardon, Vicky Leech, Elizabeth Vaziri, Chloe Gough, Fleur Clarke, Kate Fogg, Rachel Winterbottom, Ajebowale Roberts, Robyn Watts, and Kim Young.
To Kelley McMorris, whose illustrations of Iris and Roman are simply stunning and made such beautiful covers for the UK editions.
To the authors who joined me on the Divine Rivals tour and celebrated with me: Margaret Rogerson, Rena Barron, Emily Bain Murphy, and Gina Chen. Thank you for giving me your time and friendship and sharing a meal with me before each event.
To the bookstores and book-loving companies that have been a tremendous support to this series: Little Shop of Stories, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Book of the Month, OwlCrate, and FairyLoot.
There may be a few names I missed or wasn’t able to mention here, simply due to the nature of deadlines and when I had to turn in these acknowledgments, and I just want to say thank you for all the love and hard work you’ve given to this book. It wouldn’t be what it is today without you.
And lastly, to you. My readers. It is my deepest honor to share my stories with you, and I will be forever thankful for all the love, reviews, beautifuls posts, fan art, and word-of-mouth recommendations. Your support for my books has given them wings. It has been （and will continue to be） one of the greatest wonders and joys of my life to watch my stories take flight and find a home on your shelves.
Yours always in words & magic,
RJR