Dan was born in Detroit and grew up in and around Detroit, attending the former East Detroit High School (Go ☘️ Shamrocks); Wayne State University downtown; and later completing his undergrad at Southern New Hampshire University. He finished half of a two-year MFA in creative writing before his VA education benefits finally winked out.
He has worked as a color timer and processor in an automated photo lab; as a stock chaser in a Chrysler stamping plant; and as a warehouse rat on 100-degree summer days. He spent seven years on active U.S. Army duty, mostly as a long-duration undercover Military Police Investigator, serving five years in Germany in two trips.
Most of his civilian work life was spent on staff at and for magazines. He was an As
Ian R. Lazarus has been publishing technical articles and opinion pieces in various magazines since 1989. “The Con” was his first novel, drawing from his international business travels across five continents. A native of Detroit and graduate from the University of Michigan, he now lives in San Diego with his wife, three children, and occasionally a cat. Mr. Lazarus is a certified sailor, advanced scuba diver, and “Six Sigma” blackbelt. He is also Staff Officer, Publications, for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Division 114-01-01.
Jane Catherine Rozek writes award-winning, inspiring adventure/romance novels and narrative non-fiction. She and her late husband carved a ranch out of the Canadian wilderness. Later she dedicated herself to an eighteen-year career as a Life Coach for high-risk teenagers. Rozek also co-managed an Alcohol & Drug recovery home, foster parented troubled teens, and now writes to help others create positive changes in their lives.
As an independent thought-leader and trailblazer, Rozek shows how to activate a powerful and personal kind of faith for the twenty-first century.
She currently lives in beautiful BC, Canada and travels to distant parts of the world with her laptop in hand for grand adventures.
