We’re so grateful for the entire team at Berkley—our book could not have been in better hands. Thank you to our editor, Kerry Donovan, for helping us bring this story to life, and to Cindy Hwang for suggesting that we make our male character the romance lover. Thank you to the rest of our wonderful team, including Jessica Plummer, Elise Tecco, Chelsea Pascoe, and Genni Eccles, for all your hard work and dedication.

A special thank-you to Ana Hard for the beautiful cover. You captured our characters and setting perfectly!

Many thanks to Julie Carrick Dalton for walking ALL over Boston with us and suffering through the painstaking cannoli taste test. It made the single line in the book so much more believable. We’re grateful to the Boston Park Plaza for being so welcoming—especially the guy at the front desk who encouraged us to take advantage of our free drink credits. Thanks also to Blythe Colyer and Lara Zelman, who joined us for our difficult research at the Burren and bearing witness as we read a sex scene out loud in honor of Josie and Ryan.

One of the best parts of being an author is getting to know other authors. Much love to the Berkletes, the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, Ink Tank, Every Damn Day Writers, the 2022 Debuts, the Eggplant Beach Writers, and our Featuring Banana! and Noods and Balls crews (you know who you are).

And a huge thank-you to our incredible author friends and mentors: Suzanne Park, Kathleen West, Kimmery Martin, Lainey Cameron, Lyn Liao Butler, Leah DeCesare, Lisa Barr, Renée Rosen, Emily Henry, Colleen Oakley, Nancy Johnson, Julie Carrick Dalton (our Boston tour guide), Kathleen Barber, Kristin Harmel (Alison’s literary godmother), Mary Kay Andrews, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Amy Mason Doan, Jennifer Klepper, Jamie Beck, Kerry Lonsdale, Tiffany Yates Martin, Orly Konig, Rochelle Weinstein, Kristan Higgins, Barbara Claypole White, Jennie Nash, Julia Whelan, Abby Jimenez, KJ Dell’Antonia, Christie Tate, Christina Clancy, Heather Webb, Liz Fenton, Lisa Steinke, Camille Pagán, Ali Hazelwood (special thanks for teaching us about knotting!), Zibby Owens, Shelby Van Pelt, Chloe Liese, Lynn Painter, Katie Gutierrez, Jill Santopolo, Ali Rosen, Kate Spencer, and Anabel Monaghan.