Thank you to my brother, Michael. You didn’t read the book, but you still supported me in your own way.

Thank you to my grandparents, zias, zios, cousins, neighbors, family, and friends. It intimidates me but also means so much to me when you guys read my stories. Thank you so much for all the love and support.

Thank you to my boyfriend, Mario, and his family. You guys have always supported me from the first moment I told you about this story. Thank you for believing in me and my story, and for always sharing it with others. I’m still positive you guys hold the record for most copies of a book bought by a single family.

Thank you to Wattpad Books for picking up this series and sharing it with the world. Thank you to the whole team for working so hard to make this book so successful. Thank you to the marketing team, the designers and typesetters, the social media team, and everyone else behind the scenes. Also thank you to everyone at Wattpad HQ in general for supporting me and my book, and Wattpad Studios for reading my book and pitching it to Sony. Also, thanks to Sony Pictures for seeing the potential in my story and picking it out of millions.

Thank you to my amazing talent manager, I-Yana Tucker, who’s been with me for five years (since August 30, 2016)! Thanks for everything from fighting for me to running around putting out fires to being on top of all the small details like what color flowers I’m sent. I couldn’t imagine this experience without you.

This series has come a long way from how it started when I first started writing it at seventeen years old, and that’s thanks to all the amazing editors who’ve had their hands on my work. Thanks to Adam Wilson, developmental editor extraordinaire, and Rebecca Mills, copy editing queen. Special thanks to Deanna McFadden. I’ve trusted your edits and suggestions wholeheartedly and it shows in the final product. Thanks for believing in me even when my perfectionism gets the best of me and I frantically email you at 3 a.m. asking for an extension on the edits (LOL!). I really appreciate all your hard work.

Thank you to my author/writer friends. You’ve made all the difference this year. Writing is already an isolated activity, and quarantine has only made it worse. However, I’ve never felt alone while typing away because I’ve always had you to talk to, laugh with, share ideas with, and sprint with. It’s gotten to that point where I don’t even remember what writing without sprinting feels like. It’s crazy to think we used to sit alone in a dark room from when we woke up until when we went to bed and didn’t talk to another soul. Thank you to my friends on #TeamNoSleep: Jordan, Sydni, Kenadee, SJ, Laylaa, and Lauren. On top of the fact that I’ve talked to you every single day since meeting you, I literally forced you to stay up with me to 2 a.m. every single day for weeks straight while I rewrote this book. You kept me sane. Thank you to my friends on #TheATeam: Andi, Van, Emily, Ava, and April. No matter what time of day it is, one (or all) of you are always there to sprint with me. Thank you to Rodney V. (the V is for “Vampire!”), for not only sprinting with me, but being a source of knowledge on literally everything and being willing to share with any writer in need. I know I can always turn to you for advice or a good pep talk. Also, thank you to the many other writers who are always happy to help another writer in need, and to all my writer friends who promote my story and exciting news and announcements. I couldn’t possibly name all of you or we’d be here all day, but I appreciate you all so much.