To my amazing editors on this project, Mary Kate Castellani and Annette Pollert-Morgan. Thank you for your invaluable input and brilliant, insightful feedback. Thank you as well to everyone at Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, and Bloomsbury AU/NZ, including Ksenia Winnicki, Erica Barmash, Beth Eller, Lily Yengle, Lucy Mackay-Sim, Namra Amir, Claire Stetzer, Phoebe Dyer, and Tobias Madden, for all your support, hard work, and enthusiasm. I could not have asked for a better team, and I’m so thrilled that we get to bring this story into the world together.

I am forever grateful to the wonderful authors, publishing professionals, and bookish folks I’ve met along the way. Thank you for your support and encouragement, and I hope to be able to do the same for you all whenever I can. This community has been a lifesaver. Big shoutout to the Squad. You know who you are. I’m so happy to be in community with you all.

To all the book bloggers, booktube rockstars, bookstagramers, and the book TikTok crew—I love y’all so much! Thank you for all your hard work, for every post, every boost, every photo, every cosplay. A special shoutout to Melody Simpson with Melanin in YA.

Every writer has certain things that make their writing life a little easier, so I’d like to take a moment to say a big thank you to coffee, Biscoff cookies, and my trusty AlphaSmart. I couldn’t have done it without y’all!

As always, to the readers—I am so grateful for your continued support, your boundless creativity, and your endless enthusiasm. Seeing my work make its way into your hands is the honor of my life. I hope we’ll be together on this journey for a good long while. Happy reading.

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Title: This poison heart / by Kalynn Bayron.