Gary Lombardo has loved words and books all of his life. By the age of sixteen, he had written five novels and forty-three short stories. He practiced psychology for thirteen years, and his extensive knowledge of human behavior enables him to create colorful, complex, dark and disturbing characters. He writes Christian and secular fiction, novels as well as short stories. His first Christian novel, "My Friend Jesus," was published in 2009, and his second, "Running with the Spirit," in 2013. In 2014 he published "The Demons of Fear," a quartet of provocative and exciting tales. He lives in New