acknowledgments

I am more grateful to Amy Tipton and Sara Goodman than I can say. They are tireless advocates of my work, they guide my writing, they challenge me and inspire me to do better, and they also put up with a lot. They’ve made each of my books possible and it’s an honor to work with them. They have all my admiration and respect.

All my thanks to the wonderful folks at St. Martin’s Press, particularly Katy Hershberger, for everything they do on behalf of me and my books. I appreciate it tremendously.

I have a great family and can’t imagine doing any part of this without them, which is why this book is dedicated to them! They are: Susan. David. Megan. Jarrad. Marion. Ken. Lucy. Bob. Damon. All my love and thanks.

Lori Thibert and Emily Hainsworth’s support, encouragement, and endless listening saved my life this time around. Needless to say, I owe them a lot. They are both amazing, but not just because of that. I’m president of the Canadian chapter of their respective fan clubs.

Whitney Crispell, Kim Hutt, Baz Ramos, and Samantha Seals are strong, hilarious, passionate, amazing, incredible women and their friendship keeps me going. I am developing a plan where I somehow become all four of them when I grow up. Brilliant and sparkly!

An ocean of thanks to these people: Emily. Linda. Scott. Susan. Tiffany. Victoria. (Hi, Team!) Adele. Allie. Annika and Will. Brian. Briony. Carolyn. Daisy. Damon. Jessica. Kelvin. Nova. Tristan. Veronique.

I have to mention Lori one more time. There are about five thousand reasons she winds up in the dedication of every novel I’ve written and I regret not having the space here to list them all. She is amazing and I aspire to her levels of generosity, patience, kindness, and talent. I’m lucky to know her and to call her a friend. Thank you, Lori.

The publication of my novels has connected me to some of the most incredible readers, writers, and bloggers. Their love of and enthusiasm for young adult literature constantly awes me. I can’t thank them enough for the time and support they have given to me and to my books.

There are always so many people to thank and not enough space to do it! Much gratitude and love to all of my family and friends.