Stephen Templin

Stephen Templin is a New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author, with the movie rights to one of his books purchased by Vin Diesel. His books have been translated into thirteen languages, and he publishes with three of the Big 5 publishers: Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette UK. His writing is "action packed . . . harrowing . . . adrenaline laced" (New York Times).

He wasn't a SEAL, but he completed Hell Week, qualified as a pistol and rifle expert, blew up stuff, and practiced small-unit tactics during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. Later, Steve became a missionary. Then for fourteen years he lectured as a tenured professor at Meio University in Japan, where he trained in the martial art aikido. His PhD is in education, and he lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Secretly, he's a dark chocolate thief.