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Thank you to my agents, Meredith Smith and Dan Raines of Creative Trust—you are world-class.

Amanda Demastus, Ami McConnell, and the entire team at Howard Books, for your excellence and innovation in an ever-changing industry.

Stephen Parolini, who mucked through ideas with me and, along with Becky Nesbitt, braved my early drafts.

“Asylum Warden” Cindy Conger and Lisa Riekenberg, keepers of my sanity.

Barbara Bocz, Nikola Špehar, and Agi Salgo, who accompanied me throughout Hungary and Croatia, patiently answering my oddball questions as I systematically veered off the beaten path.

Amy Lee, Meredith Efken, Jeff Gerke, Kate Brauning, and the ladies of the YA Launch, who brainstormed with me early in the process and late in the evening.

Kerry Nietz and Perry Marshall, who opened my eyes to the fascinating topic of epigenetics.

My family and friends, who keep me fed and put up with my eccentric hours and unwashed ways. Wynter, Kayl, Gage, and Kole, who remind me daily what life is really about.

Bryan, my love, integral to this story and my own. I am so happy to embark on the adventure of a lifetime with you.

And always, the One That Is, who amazes me time and again with plot twists I never saw coming. I am and will always be grateful till the very last line.

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