by David Pepper
The Cincinnati Mercantile Library, the Hamilton County Library, the Cuyahoga County Library, and numerous local bookstores around Ohio, also generously provided for a local, first-time author to begin his trek in writing.
Finally, I owe eternal thanks and love to my wife, Alana, and my sons, Jack (six) and Charlie (three), for their love and support along the way. The 6 a.m. chapter. The 10 p.m. chapter. The chapter during nap time. Scribbling notes at 2 a.m. after a middle-of the night dream fixed a problem in the plotline. Reading phrases out loud to make sure they made sense. Asking Alana for good name suggestions (Tori Justice being one), or to smile for a few seconds so I could describe her perfect smile for a critical moment in the plot.
Alana has supported me through all of it, even at the outset, fresh off our honeymoon, when I told her, out of the blue, that I thought I’d like to try my hand at fiction.
What a journey!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Pepper is the author of The People's House and The Wingman, both of which feature Jack Sharpe. He earned his B.A. from Yale University and his J.D. from Yale Law School. He has clerked for a judge on the United States Court of Appeals, served in local elected office in Ohio, worked for major law firms, and taught election and voting rights law. Prior to law school, Pepper worked in St. Petersburg, Russia, for the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. In 2015, he was unanimously elected Chairman of the Democratic Party of Ohio.
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