James R. Nelson was raised in Michigan's remote Upper Peninsula. The solitude of living in the woods helped him develop a love of reading and an interest in authors and writing. He graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree and then went on to obtain a Master's Degree in Education. His novels include- The Stephen Moorehouse Mystery Collection The Butterfly Conspiracy (New Edition - with added subplots and more action) The Peacock Prophecy Menagerie of Broken Dreams The Monarch Graveyard The Archie Archibald Private Detective Series A Crimson Sky for Dying Fatal Assumptions The Black Orchid Mystery Unsafe Harbor Other Books The Maze at Four Chimneys The Pilot The House on Turner Lane Winter Island The Hawthorn House Dying to Win He is a board member of the Brevard Author's Society, a member of The Space Coast Writer's Guild, two writing groups, and he teaches a class - How To Write Your First Novel.