The Decoy Girlfriend(99)

Ali Hazelwood, Alison Cochrun, Mazey Eddings, Ava Wilder, and Lauren Kate, I have nothing but the biggest stars in my eyes for you all! Your luminous words shine bright on this book. Thank you!

Kate Holiday, giver of sound advice and receiver of “Can I be petty for a minute?” messages, you are my light in dark places when all other lights go out. Thank you for your fellowship and for making it through this book without bursting into flames.

Mom and Dad, thank you for encouraging me to aim for the stars and often rearranging your lives to make it so. Like Taft, I’ve been in too many one-way-street friendships, and this book wouldn’t have been as emotionally honest without you telling me that I could dig deep and do this. Mom, thanks for motivating me to write without fear. And also for watching loads of Love Island with me while I wrote this book.

To the shooting stars—booksellers, librarians, reviewers, BookTubers, BookTokkers, Bookstagrammers—all over the world who love this book, thank you! You’re all out of this world! I appreciate your enthusiasm and hard work in shining a light on my work, and ensuring other book lovers continue to find my books for years to come.

You’re all walking on The Decoy Girlfriend’s red carpet with me <3