Author Luis Almonte is a writer and poet who resides in New York with his spouse, along with CJ, a Boston Bull Terrier, and Ralfy, a Siberian husky. Luis is an avid poker player, and enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Rise is Almonte's first novel, the first book in the Trifecta Series, a young adult paranormal thriller that is setting the literary world on fire!