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I’d also like to acknowledge my incredible circle of family and friends, who have all cheered on this project. First and foremost to my father, Shon: You’ve had the biggest impact on my life, and I am both humbled and inspired by you. Your support and belief in me is what gave my dream wings, and I thank you, with all my heart, for everything.

To my mother, ZaZa: You’re my best friend in the world and it’s our relationship that inspired the closeness between Michele and the women in her family. I can’t thank you enough for all you’ve given me.

Arian, thank you for your valuable feedback on this project, and for your love and support. I’m so lucky to be your sister!

Papa, thank you for all the imaginative stories you told us as kids. They made me want to become a storyteller myself.

Many thanks to Stacie Surabian and Marise Freitas for helping with my projects over the years and for being like family to me. Thank you to my incredible mentors and friends Maury Yeston, Karen McCullah-Lutz & Kirsten Smith, and Greg Brill.

Mia Antonelli, thank you for being the most wonderful friend a girl could ask for, and for always being there for me. Chris Robertiello, thank you for all the laughter and inspiring moments.

Gratitude and love to my grandparents, aunts and uncles in Southern and Northern California and my close friends Roxane Cohanim, Ami McCartt, Adriana Ameri, Kirsten Guenther, Sai Mokhtari and Rita J. King. And I can’t forget little Honey, my special companion during the long hours of writing!

To the memory of an incredible woman: my grandmother
and namesake, Monir Vakili. I always wished I could have met her, and it was this desire that led me to write about Michele meeting her relatives from the past.

And of course, thank you to the readers! I hope you enjoyed
Timeless
.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A singer/songwriter and first-time novelist, A
LEXANDRA
M
ONIR
divides her time between Los Angeles and New York. For the original music, news, and more on
Timeless
, visit her website at
alexandramonir.com
.

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