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  My beta reader Melissa Saneholtz: Dear God, I don’t know how you still talk to me after all the hell I put you through. Your input and ability to understand my mind when even I don’t blows me away. If it weren’t for our phone calls, I can’t imagine where this book would’ve been. Thank you for helping me untangle the web of my brain.

  My assistant, Christy Peckham: How many times can one person be fired and keep coming back? I think we’re running out of times. No, but for real, I couldn’t imagine my life without you. You’re a pain in my ass but it’s because of you that I haven’t fallen apart.

  Sommer Stein for once again making these covers perfect and still loving me after we fight because I change my mind a bajillion times.

  Michele Ficht, ReGina Kay, and Julia Griffis for always finding all the typos and crazy mistakes.

  Nina and everyone at Valentine PR, thank you for always having my back and going above and beyond. I love you all so much.

  Melanie Harlow, thank you for being the Glinda to my Elphaba or Ethel to my Lucy. Your friendship means the world to me and I love writing with you. I feel so blessed to have you in my life.

  Bait, Crew, and Corinne Michaels Books—I love you more than you’ll ever know.

  My agent, Kimberly Brower, I am so happy to have you on my team. Thank you for your guidance and support.

  Melissa Erickson, you’re amazing. I love your face. Thank you for always talking me off the ledge that is mighty high.

  To my narrators, Zachary Webber and Vanessa Edwin, I am so honored to work with you. You bring my story to life and always manage to make the most magical audiobooks.

  Vi, Claire, Chelle, Mandi, Amy, Kristy, Penelope, Kyla, Rachel, Tijan, Alessandra, Laurelin, Devney, Jessica, Carrie Ann, Kennedy, Lauren, Susan, Sarina, Beth, Julia, and Natasha—Thank you for keeping me striving to be better and loving me unconditionally. There are no better sister authors than you all.

  About the Author

  Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles.

  Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed—reading and writing were her escape from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.