I’ve built trails in New Hampshire, flown gunships in Iraq, and now write books in California–when I’m not outside chasing my feral kids, walking our fatheaded mutts, or surfing.

Since leaving the Marine Corps, I’ve written two nonfiction books about the human costs of war. My current project is a contemporary fantasy series which, if it’s half as much fun to read as it is to write, will knock your socks off.