Endless love to Joss Diaz and Kalyn Josephson, my virtual writing date buddies, who endured a draft of this that included the sentence “the warm was warm” and somehow still want to hang out with me. I’ll see you on Sunday … but give me two minutes to make my coffee.

I could never forget the 5quad: thank you for being the kind of friends who not only send me encouraging IG messages and are flexible around my deadlines, but who also sit me down to have a lengthy talk on happiness and career when I really need one. I love and appreciate all of you so much.

Thank you always to my family, whose support for my books gives my heart purpose. To my mama, who never sent me home with anything less than five frozen meals so I’d have more time to write. To my dad, whose excitement over each and every publishing milestone makes them all the more meaningful. To my sister, for reading a very ugly version of this and giving me line edits when I didn’t ask for (but very much needed) them. Special shout-out to the Moos, who are never more than a text and a virtual cheers away; and to Richard, for always asking me how writing is going and being genuinely interested to hear the answer.

Finally, to Gaston, who not only deserves the dedication, but also a space here. I legitimately don’t know how we did puppyhood, pandemic, and book deadlines all in the same few months, but we did. You are the reason I didn’t give up on myself. I love you. You are everything.

Also by Shannon Price

ALSO BY SHANNON PRICE

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SHANNON PRICE believes in good bread, good wine, and good books. She lives in California, where she dreams of one day living in a house by the sea. You can sign up for email updates here.

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