I also want to thank Renée Cafiero, the copyeditor and production editor for both Heart of Iron and Soul of Stars—thank you so much for your tireless work and for everything you have done for this novel. We’ve never met in person, but I want to thank you in the pages you helped bring to life. I can’t express how much it means to me.

To Nicole Brinkley, you are the reason everything in this book is so sad. And to Kaitlyn Sage Patterson and Katherine Locke, you are the reason everything in this book is kinda happy. To Savannah Apperson, you are the reason I never stopped writing. To Ada Starino, Eric Smith, Rae Huffaker Chang, CB Lee, Paul Kreuger, Julie Daly, Sara Taylor Woods, and, honestly, probably a lot of people who I have missed, thank you for always believing in me when I didn’t have the courage or the strength to believe in myself.

To my family, who finally stopped asking when I’m going to get a real job, thank god.

And lastly, I want to thank you, reader. I’m so happy that you went on this journey with me, about a girl raised in the stars, finding her home in the people around her. People who will never leave her—not really. I hope these characters will linger with you like they will me.

Sometimes the world sucks, and people suck, and life sucks, but with a few good friends, you are never truly alone. You will never be alone.

May the stars keep you steady, dear friend, and the iron keep you safe.

About the Author

COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR

ASHLEY POSTON loves dread pirates, moving castles, and starry night skies. When not lost in a book, she’s lost in real life, searching for her next great adventure. She is also the author of Geekerella, The Princess and the Fangirl, and Heart of Iron and can be found online at www.ashposton.com.

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Books by Ashley Poston

The Princess and the Fangirl

Geekerella

Heart of Iron

Soul of Stars

The Deep Heart

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