Born 1949 in Butte, Montana, I, James Paddock, spent my youth in the Big Sky Country, graduating Charles M. Russell High School in Great Falls. The following forty-plus years include a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho, service with the U.S. Navy, owner/operator of a small business in South Carolina, a career as a Graphic Designer and a first marriage that produced 3 fine children, who then provided bragging rights for many very fine grandchildren. I now reside in Sahuarita, Arizona, with current wife, Penny, enjoying the sun and working on my next novel.