All In: (The Naturals #3) (38 page)

O
ver the course of the Naturals series, I’ve been lucky enough to work with multiple incredible editors who are experts at
asking the right questions and are just as invested in these characters and this story as I am. In particular,
All In
owes a great debt to Lisa Yoskowitz, who was so passionate about this
book that I couldn’t wait to sit down and write it for her, and Kieran Viola, who knows exactly what a writer needs to hear. I am also incredibly grateful to the fabulous Julie Moody, who has
been with this series since the very first book, and to Emily Meehan, Dina Sherman, Jamie Baker, Seale Ballenger, Mary Ann Zissimos, and the rest of the folks at Hyperion for all of their
support!

As always, I’d also like to thank my amazing team at Curtis Brown: Elizabeth Harding, Ginger Clark, Holly Frederick, and Jonathan Lyons, as well as Sarah Perillo and Kerry Cullen. I am
incredibly blessed to work with people who are not only good at their jobs, but also exceptionally lovely people, and I am extremely thankful for you all!

With the Naturals series, I’ve also gotten the chance to meet readers all over the country, and I’d like to give a shout-out to the hardworking folks behind the North Texas Teen Book
Festival, the Rochester Teen Book Festival, the Texas Teen Book Festival, the Southwest Florida Reading Festival, and the Miami Book Fair for hosting me in the past year. The amount of work you all
put into bringing readers and authors together is astounding, and I am profoundly grateful for it.

I could not survive as a writer—let alone thrive—without the support of some of the most wonderful and brilliant women I know. Thanks go to Ally Carter, Elizabeth Eulberg, Carrie
Ryan, Rachel Vincent, Rose Brock, and Sarah Rees Brennan, for Rose Fest in all of its incarnations, and special thanks go to Rachel Vincent for Panera Thursdays, Ally Carter, who knows exactly how
hard thrillers (and series!) can be to write, and Sarah Rees Brennan, for reading an earlier draft of this book on very short notice. Thanks also to my colleagues and students at the University of
Oklahoma, Ti30, NLPT, and everyone else who kept me sane during the writing of this book.

Finally, I owe my family more than I could ever say. My mom and dad are among the very first readers of all of my books, and I would not be where I am today without them. I am also extremely
grateful to my husband, Anthony, for being my best friend, support system, sounding board, and the love of my life. And thank you also, Anthony, for keeping me from stressing too much when I was
doing some final tweaks on this book while preparing for our wedding! Finally, thank you to my wonderful siblings, nephews, and niece: Justin, Allison, Connor, Jeana, Russ, Daniel, Gianna, Matthew,
Joseph, Michael, Lindsey, Dominic, and Julian. You guys are the best!

JENNIFER LYNN BARNES
has written over a dozen acclaimed young adult novels, including the first two books in this series,
The Naturals
and
Killer Instinct
. She has advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her PhD from Yale University and is now a professor of psychology. You can find her online
at
www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com
or follow her on Twitter
@jenlynnbarnes
.