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MY ENDLESS THANKS TO:

Bernie, my best friend for always. I am so grateful for your infinite love and support.

Ben, Maia, and Phoebe, my first and best creations.

Mom, Dad, Ah-Ma, Ah-Gong, Alice and OhSang, Rich and Dana, Jenny and Aaron, Samantha, Natalie, Samuel, Elliot, Owen, Ethan, Lauren, and Garrett. I love you to bits.

Dushana Yoganathan-Triola, my soul sister and cheerleader. You are awesomeness, in concentrated form.

My excellent crit partners full of tough love (but mostly just love)—Lynette Moey, Laura Diamond, Julie Fedderson, and Sarah Fine. Also, my wonderful betas who told me that
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was worth reading—Samuel Kwon, Jennifer Peterson, Claire Davis, Becky Anderson, and Gale Etherton.

My friends and those who keep my world perpetually spinning. You know who you are. I am eternally grateful.

The incredible blogging and online community—thank you for the virtual hugs.

John Sellers. I dreamed of thanking you back in my own book someday.
Hauw!

The Lucky13s, for your friendship and general kickassedness, and the Querytracker community, for teaching me so much.

The staff and colleagues who help me care for patients; and my patients, who continually inspire me with their courage.

Shelley and Zoe Colquitt, who put a face to CCHS/Ondine’s curse and generously acted as my consultants.

The Seven Doctors Project—Todd Robinson, Lindsey Baker, Phil Smith, Bud Shaw, Rebecca Rotert, and Steve Langan. Thank you for lighting the fire.

My agent, Eric Myers, for your wonderful guidance and for plucking
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And finally, the amazing Kathy Dawson, Claire Evans, Regina Castillo, Danielle Calotta, Greg Stadnyk, Jenny Kelly, and the entire Dial team for making
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a living thing.