<p>After life as a surveyor in Papua New Guinea and northern New South Wales, watching his wife study Journalism made this man envious.</p><p> So this life-long reader — history, adventure, mystery, romance, biography —started writing himself. Two fingers are quite adequate.</p><p>Had stories published in <em>Women’s Weekly</em> and other mags. Won writing competitions. Became a writing-comp judge.</p><p>But waiting for the thumbs-up from traditional publishers became tiresome.</p><p>That’s why this name and books have appeared on your radar at this time via the magic of e-publishing.</p><p>Love being swept up in intriguing plots, memorable characters and exciting historical periods? You’ll really enjoy these page-turners!</p><p>His secret? His Rottweiler editor/wife. No fatuous heroines, no “telling”, no bad spelling or grammar escape her.</p><p> After you rip through your first book, you’ll want more. (More soon.)</p><p> Please contact him at joalb@hotmail.com to make suggestions or have a chat.</p>