Johnson, Lorrie

R. A. Benton retired from the US Air Force after twenty-seven years of service. In his last year-long deployment to Iraq he earned a Bronze Star.

At fifty years of age, Benton lives with his wife, two daughters, two female dogs, and three female cats, all of whom constantly remind him how little he knows about women. He loves them all dearly and believes family, human or animal, is the most important thing in the world.

"The Power Within" is Benton's first novel. While writing, he drew on his military and martial arts training, as well as his vivid imagination.