Yellow Wife(83)

My A-team: Wendy Sherman for never giving up on me, and Cherise Fisher for being my backbone. I could not imagine writing without you. Editor extraordinaire Dawn Davis: I’m in awe of your magic and working with you has been a dream come true. Thanks also to the wonderful team at Simon & Schuster for having my best interest at heart: Leila Siddiqui, Brianna Scharfenberg, Carly Loman, Chelcee Johns, Lashanda Anakwah, Chonise Bass—you remind me of a younger me, and to everyone who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to lift this book up. Shelby Sinclair, thanks for your keen eye and vast knowledge of our history. My children, Miles, Zora, and Lena Johnson: everything I do is for you. And my beloved husband, Glenn, who on that beautiful fall day pushed me to visualize my machine, and here we are. Thank you for being my rock, and my first pair of ears when my novels are just a sensation in my gut. After twenty-five years, we are just getting started.

Lastly, but certainly not least, thank you, dear reader, for picking up this novel and trusting me to feed your soul with what I hope is a good story. Your unwavering support fuels me to show up on the page.