I have no idea how we managed to get the shot, but we did. Then my husband edited it and turned it into the book cover that hundreds of thousands of people have now seen. Phew.

Thank you, dearest husband, for your unconditional support and your role in my dreams coming true. You are my rock, my inspiration, and my sounding board.

And my savior.

You may not have saved me from a serial killer, but you certainly saved me from a life of complacency. Thank you for believing in me and my writing dreams before I did. ♡

Huge thanks to my early beta readers who got to read this story as I was writing it: Amanda Jesse, Rachel Wanland, Vanessa Sheets, and Lyndsey Farrar. You ladies were essential contributions to this book in so many ways. You kept me focused and on track. You kept me inspired. You encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone and not hold back. You rooted and cheered for these characters right along with me. You convinced me to own these words and publish this book under my real name. I am forever indebted to you.

Thank you to all of my additional beta readers who provided feedback, suggestions, love, and kind words: E.R. Whyte (your little notes made me smile), Nicole Marie, Stephanie Goodrich, Emily Gutzmann, Gisell Butler, Ashley Marie Santorius, Amber Pardue, Megan Lick, Nicole Vaughn, Autumn Black, and Ali Herlihy. And thank you to all of my early ARC readers for leaving incredible reviews that made me sob into my coffee.

Thank you to my incredible group of Queens in my reader’s group for cheering me on with my writing journey and with life in general. I love my community of inspiring women. You guys always make me laugh, lift my spirits, and keep me focused.

Thank you to my amazing children and family for always pushing me, and for being my biggest cheerleaders. I love you all so much.

It takes a village, and I’m so thankful for mine.

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About the Author

Jennifer Hartmann resides in northern Illinois with her devoted husband, Jake, and three children, Willow, Liam, and Violet. When she is not writing angsty love stories, she is likely thinking about writing them. She enjoys sunsets (because mornings are hard), bike riding, traveling anywhere out of Illinois, binging Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns, and that time of day when coffee gets replaced by wine. Jennifer is a wedding photographer with her husband and a self-love enthusiast. She is excellent at making puns and finding inappropriate humor in mundane situations. She loves tacos. She also really, really wants to pet your dog. Xoxo.