I've long been an enthusiastic reader of historical novels, as well as other fiction. I enjoy discussing books with other readers and hearing about new ones to read. My own epic historical novels are unique in depicting major events and figures in India’s history, religions, and culture, from ancient times through the 20th century. My books include: India Treasures (also published in South Asia by Penguin India as The Mangarh Chronicles); The sequel, India Fortunes; and Elephant Driver, a young adult tale of adventure and romance in ancient India (E-book only) I've traveled widely on the Indian subcontinent and in many other countries of Asia, as well as in Europe and South America. My articles have appeared in Traveler’s India magazine, on the Writing Historical Novels web site, and elsewhere. I was an invited panelist at the South Asia Literary Festival in Washington, D.C. In my legal career, I've been a lawyer in private practice, for the Washington State House of Representatives, as an officer in the U.S. Navy, and more recently helping develop the unique Cama Beach State Park on a historic waterfront resort site formerly operated by my wife Sandra’s family on Camano Island, Washington. My wide range of interests include personal spiritual growth, graphic arts, the night sky and the larger universe; and issues such as international economic justice, environmental preservation, and nuclear disarmament. I designed the home we live in, on a forested site near Olympia, Washington. We're currently involved in planning and developing a nature preserve on a forested site by our home. We also help fund primary schools and a hospital in India's Thar desert.