C.K. Ruppelt lives in Oregon with his wife and two children. After spending most of his work life as a Mechanical Design Engineer, he dabbled for a few years in Program Management before moving on to Product Reliability. His penchant for historical fiction is based on growing up in Europe surrounded by ancient sites, coupled with several years of high-school Latin. He considers himself very lucky for discovering his passion for storytelling and wants to keep writing for the rest of his life. Please check out his personal website at www.ruppelt-pdx.com where much support material for his work can be found.