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Leigh, thank you for being my momager, for helping me process this crazy, hectic career.

Rafa and Fran, the cover gods brought you both to me. Damian wouldn’t be Damian without you both.

Desireé and Zach, you both are Damian and Renata. I cannot imagine anyone else being Damian and Renata but you two. Thank you for bringing my characters to life, for all you’ve both done for me (including all the frantic messages I should totally be ashamed of lol).

Jayvin, thanks for letting me harass you during football season, you MVP you.

The Abbasid Caliphate: Golden Age of Islam, Scientific Achievement, and Political Fragmentation

The Safavid Dynasty: Persia’s Cultural Renaissance and Military Weakness

The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire: India’s Imperial Glory and Decline

The Yuan Dynasty: Mongol Rule Over China, Imperial Expansion, and Fragmentation

Heather, you are the shiniest diamond, the largest cut, the best clarity, the rarest find. I love who you are; I love everything about you. Thank you for making me laugh, for helping me smile, for being a true friend.

Heidi, you are my person. You just get it. You get me. Do you know how rare that is? Rare enough for me to vow to steal you from your hubs. Back off, Brian.

Krista, you feel like a sister—a bubbly, bright, sister of my very soul. Thank you for being in my life.

Brittany, you weirdo. How can you not love aliens?! I’m sorry, we can’t be friends until you bow down to Jeffrey the Facebook alien.

Elan, you’re so needy. Gosh.

Amanda. You are so vivacious and full of life. I love everything about you—but most of all, our friendship.

Amara!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you read that as me shouting your name in my American accent. I could get voice messages from you all day. You make me want to move to Australia, if not for your Aus

sie accent, then to be your BFF.

Gem and Janice, your keen eyes help keep my manuscripts pretty and clean. You two are so bad ass. I swear, y’all deserve monuments.

Bloggers, thank you for helping me get the word out on my books. I know I sometimes can’t comment on every post and I sometimes don’t see everything, but holy cow, I appreciate it all. I know, without a doubt, that my career would be a sliver of what it is without you all.

Readers—loves of my life, apples of my eye, bookish babes. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I (literally) cannot do this without you.

XOXO,

Parker

Parker S. Huntington is from Orange County, California, USA. She has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside and is currently pursuing a Master's in Liberal Arts in Creative Writing and Literature from Harvard University.

She was the proud mom of Chloe and has two puppies, Bauer and Rose. She also lives with her boyfriend of six years--a real life alpha male, book-boyfriend-worthy hunk of a man.

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