Any acknowledgments of this book must begin with Liz Pelletier, my editor, publisher, and co–story developer. Quite simply, Malice would not exist without her. Liz, thank you for entrusting me with this story idea, and thank you for pushing me to utilize every last bit of my creativity. I’m proud of this thing we created!

My gratitude, as always, to the phenomenal team at Entangled, especially Heather Riccio, Stacy Abrams, Jessica Turner, and Curtis Svehlak. Special shout-out to Heather Howland and Madison Pelletier for their extremely insightful comments on the manuscript.

Thank you to the amazing Beth Miller for being by my side and helping me navigate the bumps and contours of this publishing career.

Big thank-you to Yanfeng Lim (and to my dear Anita for connecting us) for sharing her brilliance and scientific expertise. It was so much fun to brainstorm ways to wipe out half the world with you!

I am immensely grateful for my author friends—especially Darcy, Meg, Brenda, Denny, and Vanessa. Publishing can be fickle; it loves you one minute and loathes you the next. Lucky for me, you all are the opposite of that—as loyal as the time stream is long. This adventure is so much easier because I get to share it with you!

The one area in my life where I am truly blessed is my family—and this includes my lifelong friends who I count as part of my family. I often write about unconditional love, about ties that are so deep and abiding that my characters would travel to the end of time in order to preserve them. These stories would not be possible if you didn’t show me, every day of my life, how it feels to be so loved.

To Antoine, Aksara, Atikan, and Adisai. You are truly the A4 of my world. One day, I may even get a tattoo to prove it.

Last, but never least, to my wonderful readers. Thank you for reading my stories, and thank you for reaching out with your kind words and enthusiasm. You’ll never know how much I appreciate each and every sentiment.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Pintip Dunn is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fiction. She graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with an A.B. in English Literature and Language. She received her J.D. at Yale Law School.

Pintip’s novel Forget Tomorrow won the RWA RITA® award for Best First Book, and her novel Seize Today won the RITA® award for Best Young Adult Romance. Her books have been translated into four languages, and they have been nominated for the following awards: the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, the Japanese Sakura Medal, the MASL Truman Award, the Tome Society It list, and the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice award. Her other titles include Remember Yesterday, The Darkest Lie, Girl on the Verge, and the upcoming Malice.

She lives with her husband and children in Maryland.