Mark is author of the #1 bestselling Kristen Conner Mystery Series.

A veteran of the book publishing industry, his first paid gig was as a newspaper sports writer while still in college. He has packed boxes, served as executive vp and publisher over several companies, edited manuscripts, made sales calls, created marketing plans, directed design and illustration, started companies, agented for authors, written award-winning video, and created advertising and catalog copy. He's authored, edited, compiled, published, and ghost written books that have landed on an array of bestsellers lists, working with some of the biggest series and authors in the industry.

He and wife Amy recently became empty nesters with the youngest of six off to college. They reside in Brentwood, Tennessee.