Joelle Hobeika, you make my books better in countless ways! Thank you for your patience, for your creative brilliance, and for keeping us on schedule despite my maternity leave. Thanks also to the entire team at Alloy Entertainment: Josh Bank, Sara Shandler, Les Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo, Kate Imel, Kendyll Boucher, Romy Golan, Matt Bloomgarden, Josephine McKenna, and Kat Jagai.
I’m lucky to work with an incredibly talented foreign sales team at Rights People. Charlotte Bodman, Alexandra Devlin, Harim Yim, Claudia Galluzzi, Hannah Whitaker, Jodie O’Toole, and Amy Threadgold: Thank you for bringing American Royals to so many languages around the world. Special thanks also to Naomi Colthurst, Alesha Bonser, and the rest of the team at Penguin UK.
Writing can be a lonely job. I don’t think I could do it without my friends, who are always willing to debate royal history, help me think through story problems, and intervene with a taco dinner when necessary. (Alexandra and Eliza, the American royals owe you a margarita!) Sarah Mlynowski, I’m grateful to have you as a mentor and friend.
Mom and Dad, you have been my greatest champions from day one. Thank you for believing in me, supporting me, and babysitting William all summer so that I could finish this book! John Ed and Lizzy, I love and miss you both so much. There are parts of this book that were written for each of you—you know which ones.
Alex, I can’t believe we agreed that I could tackle a book with a newborn during a pandemic. (Let’s never do that again!) I couldn’t have managed it without you. Thank you for your calm in the face of chaos and for making me laugh with your outrageous story ideas. You and William make everything worth it.
Finally, I want to thank the readers. To everyone who has shared, posted, reviewed, or simply enjoyed the American Royals books—Rivals exists because of you. It is a rare privilege to get to continue a series to a third installment. You are the ones who made it possible! Thank you for believing in the American royals, and for all the love you have given these books. I can’t wait to see where the journey takes us!
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