There are also my friends, without whom I would have collapsed into a spineless puddle somewhere around month two of this book. Tessa Dare, Leigh LaValle, and Carey Baldwin gave me friendship above and beyond the call of duty, the Loop that Must Not be Named let me complain when I needed to complain and made me write when I needed to write. There are dozens of other people who have answered questions, provided comfort, and otherwise just been awesome on the course of this journey, spread out over publishing loops and individual e-mails: Kris (both Kris+ and Kris 1/a), Delilah, Rachel, Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Heather, Marie, Tina, Joan, Becky… at this point, I’m realizing that listing people by name is a futile endeavor. If I forgot you, you’re awesome and I suck.
And then there is you. You’re last but you’re never least. Thank you for reading this book. Thank you for telling people about my books, for sharing them with friends. Thank you for reading them silently and enjoying them. Thank you for everything you’ve done, because without you, there wouldn’t be any books at all.
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