Robert Valletta grew up in the greater Lehigh Valley of eastern Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, he embarked upon a two-year backpacking journey across Europe, and later lived along the Mediterranean coastline in Greece. He has earned a B.A. in Business Management and an MBA in Supply Chain Management from Moravian College. Valletta is the author of Crossfire and When School Let Out. He was selected as a semi-finalist for the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts in the field of Creative Writing, and twice was awarded the annual Josephine P. Farace Award for Excellence in Journalism. He lives with his wife in southern California. Visit the author's web-site at: https: //robertvalletta.com
