I've spent over 10 years researching the history of the Aztec Empire and the Spanish Conquest to create a hopefully fascinating historical fiction series – even going so far as to experience some of the magical rites of ancient Mexica myself.
I've always been fascinated with other cultures; in addition to my time in the lands that were once occupied by the Aztec peoples, I also lived in Russia, Japan, England, Switzerland, Cambodia, Lithuania, and Uzbekistan.
I've been a soldier in the army, an officer in the United Nations, and a global manager in a Fortune 10 company. I've been both a local and an outsider, a member of majority and of the minority, which I feel makes me able to wri