Little Do We Know(98)

I am grateful to the five brilliant, patient, and supportive women who believed in this story from the very beginning and helped me figure out how to get it out of my head and onto the page: Emily Meehan, Hannah Allaman, Julie Rosenberg, Caryn Wiseman, and Lorin Oberweger. This novel simply wouldn’t exist without them. Huge thanks to everyone at Hyperion, especially Holly Nagel, Cassie McGinty, Seale Ballenger, and Dina Sherman. Special gratitude to Marci Senders and Sabeena Karnik for the absolutely stunning work of art that graces this cover.

Four inspiring people allowed me to weave pieces of their personal stories into the pages of this one. I’m forever grateful to:

My two dads, who both had near-death experiences they can recount with absolute clarity and were forever changed by them, but in very different ways. James Stone and Bill Ireland, thank you for sharing every detail with me. It was an honor to hear you tell your stories and I’ll never forget them.

And my two moms, both deeply spiritual women, each drawn to different faiths, yet always open-minded and respectful of everyone’s chosen path. Susan Cline Harper and Rebecca Stone, thank you for always putting love above everything else.

This is a story about friends who truly get each other; I’m lucky I got to marry a friend like that. Mike, there are so many lines in this book that are just for you. I know you’ll smile when you find them.