Much love and gratitude to Alison, Jordan, John, and Will, who always promptly answer my most off-the-wall research questions and do so without judgment, at least as expressed to me.

Finally, much love to my one and only, who’s the world’s worst beta reader (seriously, everything I write can’t be the best thing ever) but a pretty darn good husband.

About the Author

BONNIE KISTLER is a former Philadelphia trial lawyer. She attended Bryn Mawr College, where she graduated magna cum laude with honors in English literature, and received her law degree at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was a moot-court champion and legal writing instructor. She and her husband now live in Florida and the mountains of Western North Carolina. They have two daughters.

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