James L. Mckinney resides in Hickory, North Carolina and has been writing since 2000. He was reared in Yancey and Mitchell counties in western North Carolina in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. After graduating from high school (Cane River High School) in 1966 he served four years in the US Navy and is a Vietnam veteran. He has spent forty-one years as an active minister and is presently serving as a church pastor. Besides writing Bible books, he has expanded his writings to fiction, including many westerns. All his books are for a family readership. He has seventeen westerns in a series (Bonnett Series) and is presently working on number six of the Wade Tanner Series.