Stories have been part of my life for as long as I can remember.

My father was a voracious reader, going to the library once a week to get a new book and taking me along. I read newspapers, comics, popular science, and war books there. Soon after my first visit, I fell into the rabbit hole of fantasy books. Between those high bookshelves, I would devour Dragonlance and pulp fantasy, which I can't find on shelves anymore. I can smell the old yellow pages even now. As I grew into later education, I consumed the beat writers, new journalism, and the classics. I attempted to become a "well-rounded" reader, getting into the latest "hot" literature changing the publishing industry. The hungry twenty-something mind was curious and yearned to expand into the great depths of literature. Now, I read whatever I want, knowing my to-be-read list will never end.

I'm an Ohio-based writer with a degree in journalism from The University of Akron.

Comics, novels, and periodicals lay all over my house while my family put up with my book hoarding. I started the Conspiracy of Crows Trilogy, combining interest in history and passion for fantasy into the first book, Bastards of Liberty, a mixture of an alternative colonial America in a medieval setting. The tale of the Ashburn family is filled with pop culture, historical and political references, and some grim-dark vibes. The sequel, Maiden of Storms, continues the story as revolution simmers on the point of eruption.