The Good Widow(87)

To the wonderful bloggers and reviewers who tirelessly champion books and literacy in general—we hope you realize the tremendous positive effect you have on authors and readers alike. Thanks to each and every one of you. You are making a difference. And a special shout-out to Andrea Katz for being one of our earliest readers. Your feedback was invaluable.

And of course, we can’t forget you—the readers. The ones who generously read our novels. We hope you come with us as we try something new. We are nothing without each and every one of you. Thank you!

The island of Maui is one of our favorite places in the world. We’ve vacationed together with our families, and when we took the trip to Maui and drove the road to Hana, we didn’t do it just for the fruity cocktails and gorgeous beaches. We wanted to make sure we got everything exactly right. Thank you to the lovely Hawaiian people who helped inspire this book.

To our friends and family—you are the best! Thank you for attending our book events and listening to the same stories dozens of times. We promise to come up with some new material soon!

To our husbands, Mike and Matt—you have both been so patient, especially when we tell you we want to book a research trip to Hawaii two weeks before we do it. (Oops.) Now is probably the time to tell you the next book is set in Mexico . . . You let us ride out this dream, and for that, we are forever grateful. We love you guys.