Cover Reveal ~ Wildfire by Mary Pauline Lowry

Wildfire: A novel
by Mary Pauline Lowry
Skyhorse Publishing
Hardcover - October 7, 2014

Synopsis: Julie has an obsession with fire that began after her parents died when she was twelve years old. Her pyromania leads her to take an unlikely job as a forest firefighter on an elite, Type 1 “Hotshot” crew of forest firefighters who travel the American West battling wildfires. The only woman on the twenty person crew, Julie struggles both to prove her worth and find a place of belonging in the dangerous, insular, and very masculine world of fire. As her season “on the line” progresses so do her relationships with the strange and varied cast of characters that make up her hotshot crew—and she learns what it means to put your life on the line for someone else.

Wildfire is a tough, gritty, and fascinating story from an exciting new voice in American fiction. 

About the Author:

Mary Pauline Lowryworked for two years as a forest firefighter on the Pike Hotshot Crew. She has an M.A. in English from the University of Texas. She is a contributor to xoJane and the Huffington Post.