Nicholas ArriazaBorn and raised in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arriaza did not take the normal road in becoming a writer. With a need to help support his family, he dropped out of high school and went to work at an early age. He has worked as a pizza maker, an electrician a carpenter and a luxury home electronics salesman. He went on to open a successful luxury custom home theater design and integration company. After an injury forced him to close, he took time off and focused on life. He took up cooking, drawing, and writing, all passions he had ignored for way too long. He is now a stay at home dad, fantasy writer and head chef of the household. He lives with his wife, their toddler son, and Pit-Bull named Basil in Los Angeles, CA. THE HUNTER: AWAKENING is his first published novel. He is currently working on the second novel of the saga. Read More Read Less