D. W. Hardin has served as a deputy sheriff and worked in the ER as a nurse at a class I trauma hospital. Doug integrates his own life experiences and deliberations in his novels. It has always been his lifelong dream to write. He decided it was time for him to follow his dream. His debut novel was HIDDEN AND IMMINENT DANGERS followed by A TIME TO LIE, WOOING THE FATES, REFUGE, THE BLACK WIDOW DOES NOT CRY, and PRESIDENTIAL DECISION. He enjoys making furniture as a hobby although the projects sometimes don't end like he planned. When he's not hitting his thumb with a hammer, he's busy creating his next novel. He and his wife live in Louisville, Kentucky. They have two grown sons.