Dr. John R. Meyer has authored and co-authored several books and papers on amphibians and reptiles of the United States, Mexico, and Central America. He has on and off explored the biological and cultural history of Florida over the past 35 years. Writing as j. ray meyer, this is his first novel. He and his wife, Cyndi, have their own twenty-acre ‘Enchanted Forest’ in Nassau County, and when not enjoying it,

'Dr. Jack’ volunteers at Yulee

Elementary School.