Daniel Ottalini is a teacher, writer, and amateur historian. His interests include reading everything from nonfiction to sci-fi and amazing others with his knowledge of fun facts and cheesy 3rd grade jokes. When not working with his students, he is most likely writing some more or catching much needed rest. He lives in Maryland. His first novel, Brass Legionnaire, won the award for best Action-Adventure novel at the EPICon eBook awards in 2013.