To the Kouncil of Kyle, our massive online community of thousands of people all named Kyle, and particularly Kyle Clayton, who allegedly took about three minutes to allegedly find me an ice recipe on the dark web and then allegedly got it to me in an undisclosed way. NDH.

To my three main beta readers, Rebecca Thomson, Jacqueline Saward and Shantelle Perry. Without your insights, feedback, comments, detailed responses, phone calls and suggestions, this book would not be what it is. Indebted to you! Without beta readers, the world stops turning.

To Jessica Malpass, publicist, for being the most famous person I know, and for always making the wheel turn and yet still going above and beyond. Thank you especially for the late-night advice when I was getting frantic.

Emily Hindle, marketing executive. Thanks for the support, the hype messages, holding my hand through all the digital assets stuff, and then for leaving me – I can’t believe it! I hope you hate your new job.

To Nerrilee Weir, Alice Richardson, and the whole rights team – thank you for the phone calls, the wisdom, and for helping me set out into the final frontier!

Adam Laszczuk, cover designer, for two knock-out covers. On behalf of not only myself but all the people who have picked up The Bluffs and The Deep based purely on how eye-catching you made the books, thank you!

Deb McGowan, Tassie sales rep. Where would we be without you? I’ve no idea, but sometimes I have nightmares about it. I don’t even want to think about it. Thank you for being the shining star of this outfit.

Janine Brown and the sales team, thank you again and again, over and over, for everything you’ve done to support me. Thank you for your time and energy, I am so grateful.

To the booksellers all over Australia, and especially the Tasmanian booksellers, thank you. You’re such great people and I love how you’ve all welcomed me into your community.

Cheryl Akle and the team at Better Reading. Receiving that groundswell of support from you and your community at the very beginning of my journey went a long way to making me feel like I’d finally arrived, and I am forever grateful for such a beginning to being an author.