As ever, I’m thankful for the unwavering support from my family and friends. Thank you to Doug, Danika, Louis and Nathaniel for being my inspiration and strength. My thanks also to Josh – you’re all I could hope for in a son-in-law (well, you might be in about ten years…) and I am so thrilled you and Danika made me a Grammy! Isaac is utterly gorgeous, and I cannot wait to read him stories (not mine, obviously). And to Emily – thanks for making Louis happy and for being super supportive by reading all my books. My thanks, as ever, to my sister Celia, Pete and my wider family for their continued support and for coming to my talks and book signings – you are all fabulous. There’ll always be two special people missing from these events and celebrations: my wonderful Mum and Dad – I miss you both. But I know you’d have been proud of your ‘clever’ daughter.

I loved writing I Dare You – I felt it stretched me as a writer and there were some interesting challenges along the way. Massive thanks to my talented friend Lydia Devadason who helped iron out the first draft with her fabulous eye for detail. My thanks also to San and J, Tracey, Tara, Libby, Carolyn and Caroline – it means a lot to know I have good friends who I can turn to when things get tough.

Special thanks to Jon Meek from Waterstones, Newton Abbot, for his amazing support and for championing my books at my local store. I’m so grateful for your enthusiasm and for all your help with arranging signings and launches!

Thank you to those who help spread the book love – bloggers and reviewers do an awesome job and are always happy to support writers. I’ve been lucky enough to have lots of top bloggers shout about my books – I appreciate your hard work.

There are many other people who are important to me and during the writing of this book will have helped in some way. If I haven’t named you, it doesn’t mean you don’t matter. If I’m also important to you, you’ll know how thankful I am anyway.

Ultimately, getting my books into the hands of readers is the goal, and every time a reader tells me they’ve read and enjoyed one of my books I know it’s all been worthwhile.

This is for my readers – I hope you enjoy my twisted offering … I Dare You.

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