J. Walsh lives in San Diego, California. He joined the Marines after graduating from high school, and saw some amazing things during his service. After the Marines, he returned to his home state of New Jersey, where at the age of 25 he found himself sweeping a parking lot. The nagging suspicion that he had made a vocational error pushed him to become a graphic designer. He moved to New York, where he lived for 8 years. Many of the experiences he had while he was in New York spawned and influenced the Blood of Kiara series. When J. is not writing he is surfing or watching films, his other great...