My readers, Carrie Lomax, Delancey Stewart, Emily Duvall and Shalia Patel—thanks for amazing feedback and helping me to craft Daniel and Annika’s story.

A shout-out to my amazing writing chapters, Maryland Romance Writers and Washington Romance Writers—could not have gotten here without you.

Shout-out to friends Dr. Jyothi Rao-Mahadevia for answers to medical questions and Kosha Dalal for listening to me go on and on about Daniel and Annika when I was just getting to know them.

As always, a special thank-you to my wonderful family: my sisters-in-law, Tina, Hetal, Monica; my brother, Satyan; and my brothers-in-law who like to annoy me like brothers, Prakash and Prashant. To my parents and parents-in-law, whose support is constant and solid and true.

A special thank-you to my daughter, Anjali, my favorite teacher-to-be, for making sure I got all the teacher parts correct. Shout-out to my son, Anand, who really is a light in my life.

And last but certainly not least, my personal romantic hero, Deven. Your support is without measure.