**NIC STONE *is the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway,which received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist,who called it "an absolute firecracker of a book." She is also the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling and William C. Morris Award finalist Dear...

**NIC STONE *is the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway,which received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist,who called it "an absolute firecracker of a book." She is also the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling and William C. Morris Award finalist Dear Martin,its New York Times bestselling sequel Dear Justyce,and the acclaimed novels Odd One Out and Jackpot *for teens.

Nic spent several years on the softball field as a kid, and* Fast Pitch grew out of her love of the sport and the movie The Sandlot,* and her desire to see more Black female athletes represented on the field and on the page. Nic lives in Atlanta with her adorable little family. You can find her online at nicstone.info.