It's One of Us(115)
My fellow scribes, sounding boards, and brainstormers Lisa Unger, Kerry Lonsdale, Kaira Rouda, Danielle Girard, Hank Phillipi Ryan, Jayne Ann Krentz, Catherine Coulter, Allison Brennan, Barbara Peters, and John McDougall: I couldn’t do this without y’all!
Dr. Wills Oglesby, for patching up Olivia—and me! And my indefatigable buddy Bob Smodic in PT for the healing hands. And ice. So. Much. Ice.
Designer Kelly Wearstler, whose incredible Masterclass influenced Olivia’s own designs.
Rachel Perez, and the whole team at Aurora Publicity, for oodles upon oodles of support, and the magnificent Trello Boards.
My editor, Nicole Brebner, who understood immediately when I said, “This one is different.” She championed the story in-house and made it what it was meant to be.
My publisher, Margaret Marbury, for the brainstorming session that landed us on the right path, at last.
My publicist, Emer Flounders, who grounds me, saves me, and finds me all the best people to talk to.
The entire MIRA team, who do so much to get my stories into your hands. From art to PR to marketing to sales: the list is endless, the people fabulous, and the efforts on my behalf so much appreciated. My long-time art director Sean Kapitan needs a special shout-out for nailing the incredible cover art.
My DNA family, those constant supporters who act as sounding boards, listen to me complain, make all kinds of suggestions, read all the early drafts, and put up with me day and night. Sorry to always call during dinner. And my sweet in-laws, who are always cheering behind the scenes.
Jeanne, Clive, and the Unknown Screenwriter, for suggesting that maybe I write our experience as a short story, and then we’d see what happened...
The librarians, booksellers, Instagrammers, Twitterers, TikTokers, Facebookers, and lovely readers—without y’all, I’d be writing into the void.
For the incredibly talented writing community that I am honored to be a part of—your works challenge me to be a better writer. Thank you for hours upon hours of entertainment, support, enlightenment, and inspiration, for writing books that make me strive to be better, on all accounts.
Thank you, all, from the bottom of my heart.