Author Biography
Ricardo Jesus Amado was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico on August 26, 1982 but grew up in Huntington Park, CA. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in July 2001. He began to write Everland in December 2006 during his first deployment to Iraq.He deployed twice again for a total of three overseas tours: two in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and one in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. All three books were written while deployed overseas and published by Romeo+Juliet Press. The name Romeo+Juliet Press is taken directly from the military phonetic alphabet designations for his first name R=Romeo and middle name J=Juliet initials. Everland Volume I: Opal's Book of Winter was written in 2007 and published in print in 2008, while Everland Volume II: Nadya's Book of Spring was written in 2009 and published in 2010. He will complete the trilogy with Everland Volume III: Crystal's Book of Summer, which was written in 2012 but has not yet been published. It is scheduled for simultaneous release both in print and as a Kindle book this coming Summer of 2014. As of December 2013, Mr. Amado is an honorably discharged veteran who served for a total of 12 1/2 years and attained the rank of Sergeant. He is currently living in Syracuse, NY where he is pursuing a full-time writing and publishing career.
