For fans of John Maclean and Louise Erdrich comes a new novel about the volatility of family, tradition, and public necessity set in the dry desert of Nevada's Ruby Valley.

The Burning Hour is the story of the Mapps, a fiercely independent Native American family, who fight back as government agencies ignore treaty agreements and try to exert control over their family land. Opposite them is Nick Delgado, a young wildland firefighter for the Bureau of Land Management in search of his place in a world that teeters between alien and achingly familiar. Faced with the driest fire season on record, the Mapps must place their trust in a government less than honorable while Nick struggles with regulations and familial expectations to become the man he needs to be.

"A novel I won't ever forget -- suspenseful and engaging, a vivid portrait of a unique place and its inhabitants." Scott Nadelson, author of Between You and Me and The Next Scott Nadelson

"Crackling anticipation sets The Burning Hour's pace. You know the fire is coming; you don't know where or when. Nor do you know who or what will survive the inferno's damage." Ann Ronald, author of Friendly Fallout 1953

2017 Best Book Awards winner ? 2017 WILLA Awards finalist ? 2017 INDIE award finalist ? First Place, Royal Dragonfly Book Award

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• Publication Date: June 28, 2018
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