Eva Delaney: I miss writing with you in coffee shops, and am so grateful that we continue to meet outside in the dead of Wynter—sorry, winter, force of habit. I can’t wait until we can see each other in person and not freeze our butts off!
Noah Steele and Athena Wright: Thanks for writing with me over Zoom since we couldn’t do it in person this year (and last year, too!). You rock!
Donna Barker: Thank you for not rolling your eyes at the number of ‘I can’t write this book’ texts I sent you over the last few months, and for telling me (repeatedly) that I could do this. I did it!!!
Ellie Walkan, Amber K Rowan, Daisy Sauceda, Jaemi Serrano, Lisa, and Becca: Thank you for reading Wynter as I wrote, for giving me feedback, and for catching plot holes. Oh, and answering all my random questions like “Was that hot or weird?!?!” and “did you guess who the thief is yet? How about now? No? Now?!” I hope I’ll get to kidnap you for future books (if my crazy writing process didn’t drive you insane!)
Meg: Huge shout-out for catching all those pesky typos in my final manuscript. P.S. Meg hasn’t read the thank you page, so if there are typos here, they’re all on me!
And thank you to all the authors, readers, real-life friends (who don’t read my books *cough* *cough*), and family (who definitely don’t read my books *phew*) who have been there for me along the way!
To my Not a Vampire: in case you missed it, you and Mini Mortal got your very own dedication at the front of this book!
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