From Michael Bronte: As a young teenager I remember reading paperback mysteries under a huge oak tree outside my parents' neighborhood grocery store in Dalton, Massachusetts, a small town located in the heart of the Berkshires. I can recall pulling a book from the rack and getting locked in to those novels as the summer breeze of Berkshire County tried to turn the page before I was done reading it. I don't know why, but I was greatly affected by a book titled The Fan Club, by Irving Wallace. When I was done reading it, I can still recall thinking that someday I'd be able to write a book like that on my own; I knew I could do it.Well, the idea stayed dormant for over thirty years while I did what I thought I should have been doing for a living (it's all such bullshit sometimes) until I rekindled my infatuation with writing novels. Now, after many mistakes and many failures, I've put five of my novels out on Kindle. After reading one of my stories, people often ask me, "How in the world did you think of that?" and it pleases me immensely to know that they enjoyed the story. It's the ultimate reward for any writer.All the heroes in my novels are everyday people. Usually, it's just a guy; he could be anybody, even your next door neighbor. None of us knows what we're capable of until the time comes. In every case, however, there's a common theme to do the right thing, for if we don't do the right thing, then there's no difference between right and wrong, so why bother trying to change anything?I try to make this point in my writing, but the heroes all have their own specific flaws. I think what's endearing to the reader is that not only do they overcome the challenges that are thrust upon them, but the face up to their own inner demons in the process.I'd like to thank my wife, Gail, for allowing me and encouraging me to write; she's truly my companion and I've got the scars to prove it--just kidding, they're just minor scratches.Michael Bronte