As usual, my family gets the first and hugest “thank you.” Their continued support through every new bookish adventure is both humbling and amazing.

Many thanks to my friend Carmen for beta-reading this one and telling me she loved it.

Many thanks to Mathia Arkoniel as well for designing the best cover ever, taking my comments and giving me something that was exactly what I asked for, nothing at all what I imagined, and a thousand times better. Every time I hit a creative bump I would zoom in on Troy’s eyes, and somehow, that got me writing again with renewed enthusiasm.

Thanks to my wonderful editor, Amy Eye, who encouraged and reassured me while making sure everything was perfect.

And of course, always, thank you. There would be no point to my spinning of tales if you weren’t there.