The creature is still out there.

James Charles

As a child, I escaped into stories. As an adult, I escape into stories when I read, and when I write. A veteran of the United States Army, I was an educator for the Los Angeles School District in various capacities for thirty years. An active member of professional writing organizations, I have two eBooks published by a small press. I now live on the Big Island of Hawaii and have a sweeping Historical/Romance in the works.

Secrets

1. I read books because I know nothing.

2. I'm a reincarnated Quark.

3. I can't stand pontification.

James Charles is known inside the Colony as James Charles

Books by James

My War with Hemingway

Romance

Zach, a young veteran, contemplates suicide after a horrific tour in Afghanistan when Ernest Hemingway appears and stops him. Alone, haunted by the wars, and with his new friend Hemingway pestering him, Zach descends into alcoholism. With the aide of Zach’s army buddies, a new young love, Jessica, searches for him. But will they find him in time to save his life? And is her love enough to help him find redemption?

“ Mike Billington, Author of Murder in the Rainy Season: This book was, I must admit, very uncomfortable for me to read. That's probably because, in many ways, I identified strongly with its central character. Like its protagonist, Zach Powell, I am a veteran; though I did my two tours as a rifleman and later as an infantry adviser in Vietnam and not in Iraq or Afghanistan. Like him, I came home from the war determined to get on with my life; to be "normal." ”

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Spirit of the Amaroq

A Story of Salvation

Romance

After a traumatic life-altering event, Jack Douglas quits his job and hikes across America. In Alaska, he takes a job on a king crab fishing boat where he struggles with his past tragedies while fighting feelings for the proprietor of a rustic inn, a beautiful Inuit woman, Qaniit.

“ Kirkus: An enjoyable, if implausible, journey story. Charles (My War with Hemingway, 2015) writes in a muscular prose that suits the no-nonsense directness of his protagonist. [T]he plot and setting are wild enough to keep the audience entertained.——Jack Magnus for Readers’ Favorite: I was captivated by Jack’s odyssey up north to the oil fields and his further adventures up into Alaska. I’m a big fan of adventure and travel stories, and Spirit of the Amaroq ranks up there with the best of them. ”

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More About James Charles

When I'm not reading or writing:

1. I'm walking my dog

2. I'm swimming with sharks

3. I'm sleeping

My favorite Books

1. Moby Dick

2. Treasure Island

3. Of Mice and Men

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