Paul A RayesFirst and foremost, Paul loves his dogs. Spending most of his childhood living between Detroit and the mountains of Lebanon, Paul created a home for himself with fiction. A place where he and his characters could step out of the shadow and belong. Pal is a Detroit-based author, a bilingual specialist in the tech industry, and a graduate of Wayne State University where he specialized in Near Eastern studies and French literature. When Paul isn't working, he loves spending time with his stubborn Dachshunds, inventing stories with main characters who are as brave as he wishes he could be, and listening to 2000s dance music. Read More Read Less