M L BannerSix of his ten books were #1 Amazon best-sellers in one or more genres. He's won two Readers Favorite Gold Medals: for MADNESS in 2018 in Horror & for Highway in 2016 in Thrillers. His work is both traditionally published and self-published. Often hi thrillers are set in far-flung places, as Michael uses his experiences from visiting dozens of countries-some multiple times-over the years. His last two transatlantic cruises were the foreground of the MADNESS Chronicles. A serial entrepreneur, having formed multiple businesses over the years, he founded and still runs SmallBiZ.com, which helps small businesses create and maintain entities, forming almost 100,000 entities over 20 years of existence. When not running a business or writing his next book, you might find Michael hunting, traveling abroad, or reading a Kindle with his toes in the water (name of his publishing company) in the Sea of Cortez (Mexico). That's because he and his wife split time between the deserts of Arizona and the beaches of Mexico. Read More Read Less