Acknowledgments

First, I’d like to say a tremendous thank-you to the friends who were kind enough to read and provide feedback on this novel in its early and awkward stages: Jon Frey, Matt Furst, Lauren Hohle, Melissa Huggins, Aileen Keown Vaux, Elizabeth Moore, Aaron Passman, Marianne Salina, Sharma Shields, Cathie Wigert, and Maya Zeller.

Thank you to Sarah Bedingfield, my brilliant agent, whose vision and insight propelled this story forward in ways I never would have considered.

Thank you to my wonderful and talented editor, Allison Lorentzen, and to the entire team at Viking. I am so grateful for all your hard work, and for the care and enthusiasm you have shown this project.

Thank you to my parents for your love, support, and babysitting.

Thank you to Bixby and Walden for being hilarious and beautiful and perfect.

Thank you most of all to Scott for bringing me breakfast burritos while I write, and for never ever wavering in the belief that Fire Season would someday be a book, even when I doubted it myself. I love you so freaking much.