I am the author of the Diamond Legacies series, Sunny Jim Bottomley, Wahoo Sam Crawford, Keep the Line Moving, Ninety Feet Away, Behind in the Count, Men Among Giants, and The All-American King. When not working on books, I write content for online high school and middle school courses. I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University (B.A., M.A.) and the University of Nebraska (Ph.D.).