I was brought up in a very small West Virginia town. After high school, I worked part-time for a couple of years, then a couple of years in college. I then joined the military and served as a US Navy Corpsman. After my tour ended, I went to work for a government contractor as an administrative assistant, then shifted to the construction industry. When I decided to write my first real piece of fiction, I knew I had to try to combine my two favorite genres—Westerns and the paranormal—into my books. Now, at seventy-three years old, I am retired and enjoying being able to do something for which I have a passion—writing, artwork, and ghost hunting.