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Charlie Bowater, for your cover art that leaves me gasping at its impossible beauty. You brought Sheetal to life in a way I never even dared dream of. And that moonlight lotus!

Corina Lupp, for your incredible cover design that makes me swoon every time I see it. (That title treatment! That filigree detail! It’s all so gorgeous!)

Louisa Currigan, Kadeen Griffiths, Jessica Berg, Vanessa Nuttry, Michael D’Angelo, Shannon Cox, Deanna Hoak, Mary Ann Seagren, and all the other delightful people with and at HarperCollins for everything you’ve poured into making this book a magical object people can hold in their hands. What an amazing team! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

My beloved husband, Ed, who wouldn’t stop bugging me to finish this book whenever I felt like quitting. And look what happened; I sold it. Maybe I should listen to you more, huh?

My teacher Shankara, who sits with me in Truth. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

And finally, Devi, who always pushes me to bloom. May we all seek to be light in the world, through art and compassion.