J.L. was born in Saginaw, Michigan where he has a Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing through Saginaw Valley State University. He has written and is currently self publishing two novels, the first entitled The Deity Chronicles: Origins was released in 2008.His recent release, The Secret Seekers Society and the Beast of Bladenboro was released 12/31/12 and has garnered a decent amount of momentum in its initial release.You can follow J.L. Hickey's works at www.secretseekerssociety.comHe also dabbles in literary short fiction, and poetry.When J.L. is not writing, he heads up a local paranormal investigation group in his home town.Follow Joe and all his musings, talk to him about how much you love his books, and keep up to date with all his new works, by liking his facebook author's page!www.facebook.com/josephlaurencehickey