Charles RoyceFROM THE AUTHOR: My own life experience reminds me that Micah and Lennox inhabit a world I know all too well-where superficiality meets authenticity, where shadow meets light. For example, I've written double-platinum, Dove Award nominated, number-on songs for the Christian music industry, then I began drowning my demons in alcohol and drugs (I've been sober now since 2006). I've worked as creative director for Variety Magazine in LA then opened my own advertising agency in NYC, then gave it all up to open a small southern bakery in my hometown. Most recently I've studied mental health diagnosis and counseling in a master's degree program, then I wrote Naïve, a novel where the protagonist may or may not be a psychopath. Currently I am a freelance creative director residing in Nashville with my partner of 5 years, who used to love me unconditionally. Then he read Naïve. Now he sleeps with one eye open. Read More Read Less