Michael J. Urban born October 17, 1967 in Livermore, California. Youngest of four siblings Michael grew up traveling with his parents from California to Saint Joseph, Missouri were he spent some time living on a small farm. Then the family moved to a small North Carolina town for a few years. The Midwest called them back and they moved to the Ozarks for a spell then to Kansas City, Kansas. Florida called to them a few years later, but Kansas drew them back, and now for over 20 years Micheal has lived in the Kansas City area. This is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by the author.