Max Pierce enjoyed a successful career as a Senior Executive in the apparel industry while he developed his writing skills. As a journalist, he began writing on Hollywood history in 1999 for CLASSIC IMAGES magazine. He has contributed to numerous anthologies and is the author of the Lambda Literary Award-nominated gothic suspense, THE MASTER OF SEACLIFF and the romantic comedy AT THE CROSSROADS, both published by Lethe Press. He has called Los Angeles home since 1988.