Welcome to my Website !!! Here you can preview my books. They are available for purchase as E-books or paperbacks in the Kindle book section on the Amazon website. I enjoy reading and it was inevitable I became a writer. During my teenage years I read the works of contemporary novelists Stephen King, Clive Cussler, and Peter Benchley. Then I became interested in famous American authors. I started writing as a hobby several years ago. I kept a journal for years before writing my first novel; MONKEY BONE ISLAND. I got the idea from an island in the Florida Keys shrouded in mystery. The story around the campfire was that the government was doing some sort of research there involving rhesus monkeys . Nobody knew exactly what was being done. The locals speculated on the possibilities although hard facts about the research were few and far between. Maybe because the shoreline was fenced off and there were "No Trespassing" signs posted under the barbed wire. I wrote the manuscript in a year. The editing and formatting took much longer. The best thing about writing is the journey through the creative process. I rarely know exactly what will happen next, despite having a rough outline of the characters and plot when I start a book. Getting a book published used to be a long and difficult task especially if you could not find a literary agent. A writer used to expect several rejection letters from publishers before getting their work in print. Those lucky enough to get their books to the presses received little money for their effort. Getting a book published is much easier now and the royalties are higher. My books don't cost much. The E-books are priced the same as a domestic beer in any bar across America. The paperbacks cost more due to printing costs.