| I was born and raised in Chino, California. I come from a
family steeped in military history, from the Civil War through to
Vietnam. I have raised three great children, Shaune, Brandon and Katie
Anne. After spending many years in Loveland, Colorado, I now make my
home on Long Island, New York. I am currently working with my editor on
the final editing for the second Event Group novel, LEGEND. The research
for the third book in the series has been completed and research and
technical work is almost complete on the fourth and fifth book of the
series.
I was taught at an early age to love books by my father. He fell in
love with reading while driving a tank across Europe in World War II,
and years later impressed upon me that the written word is the only form
of communication that allows an individual to use his own mind, the
greatest Special Effects machine in the world, to visualize a story. My
influences include, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler,
Larry Bond and the greatest character writer in history, Stephen King. I
believe you will find touches of everyone of these authors in my work.
The only thing I love more than writing is research. Especially
historical research. My belief and the subtext of all Event novels is
that by understanding our past, figuring out our present by
understanding our past, makes figuring out our present (and creating a
better future) a little easier.
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