James was raised in Hawaii and now lives in Northwest Arkansas with his wife and 5 children.

After a near-fatal experience with COVID in 2021, including forty-five days on a ventilator in the ICU, multiple blood transfusions, being in an induced coma and having several live-saving surgeries, his road to recovery was both mentally and physically challenging.

James took to writing YA & Middle School books to help put the nightmare of COVID behind him. He is the award-winning author of The Pacific Chronicles series and the Hounds of War.