Take Your Breath Away

Acknowledgments

I had help. Lots of help.

The folks at Harper Collins, in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada have had my back every step of the way.

Once again, HarperCollins editors Jennifer Brehl (New York) and Kate Mills (London) worked their magic to whip this book into shape. As always, I am in their debt.

Over in the UK, I am also supported immensely by Charlie Redmayne, Lisa Milton, Claire Brett, Joe Thomas, Alvar Jover, Georgina Green, Rebecca Fortuin, Anna Derkacz, Rebecca Jamieson, Angie Dobbs, and Halema Begum.

In the U.S., I am grateful to Liate Stehlik, Nate Lanman, Pam Barricklow, Ryan Shepherd, Bianca Flores, Jennifer Hart, David Palmer, and Dave Cole.

In Canada, a big thank you to Leo McDonald, Lauren Morocco, Cory Beatty and Sandra Leef.

And I’d be nowhere without my terrific agent, Helen Heller.

Finally, the biggest shoutout goes to booksellers and readers. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Until next time.

P.S. I set this book in 2022, and the storyline suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic is more or less behind us by that time. But as I was writing the novel, we were still in the thick of it. Let’s hope my prognostication is on the money. I have my moments of being uncharacteristically optimistic.