R.S. Ledwith grew up in Northern California, spending summers at the beach with his family. He married his college sweetheart and raised his family with elaborate bedtime stories that became legendary with his children and their friends. After retiring from a finance career in New York City, he began writing full-time. He and his wife reside in Connecticut in a small home by the sea, with a tortoise, and numerous additional animals in their menagerie. "Meet Me at Castle Beach" is his debut novel.