First Class Male

Content with his life as a small town postmaster, Alex Bentley never intended to become a hero, much less a media sensation, but fate had different plans.

When unpublished author Rachel Coark walked into his lobby to pick up yet another rejection letter, the disappointment in her vibrant green eyes compelled him to do whatever he could to help her realize her dream. Even secretly edit her manuscript.

Little did he know his one impetuous act would lead him through a complex maze of jealousy, blackmail and revenge.

From deep within the splendor of the Catskill Mountains, to the majestic skyline of Manhattan, First Class Male delivers an intricate tale of a small town postmaster who triumphs over a ruthless District Attorney, a mysterious adversary, an unsympathetic public and finally his own heart.

I was one of the very first print-on-demand (POD) authors when my novel Red Wine for Breakfast was published with the AOL Writers Club in 1999. iUniverse purchased the club and my novel was one the first titles they published. 

Red Wine for Breakfast and First Class Male was published in hard copy by independent publisher Lighthouse Press in 2001. When the company folded, I took over all publishing rights and re-distributed my novels through Amazon's Create Space.

I self-published Undercover Reunion in 2011. The book was featured at the Man from U.N.C.L.E. 50th reunion held at The British UNCLE Mini-Con, or 'The Arundel Affair'  in Arundel, West Sussex, England.

Under my pen name FireBird, I published a collection of erotica short stories "Journey To Dimension Nine" in 2017. 

My non-fiction book Rescuing Ruby: How I Rescued My Father from Greedy Cousins, Thieving Attorneys and the Florida Guardianship System by Robin C, Westmiller, J.D. has reached as high as #4 on the Amazon best-seller list. It won the IRWIN award in 2006 and Honorable Mention at The BookFest 2022.

My short story “Lilith in the Garden” is included in the anthology The Shortcut, 20 Stories to Get You from Here to There (Author Identity - December 8, 2006)

I've been employed as the Assistant Editor of Westlake Magazine, Editor of Freedom Press magazine where I’ve interviewed several celebrities including Tiger Woods and Anne Lockhart. I was the Assistant Editor for the monthly trade publications Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine and the bi-monthly Soil Erosion and Hydroseeding magazine for the International Association of Hydroseeding Professionals (IAHP) and have written a column “Heard it On the Grapevine” for the on-line newspaper CitizensJournal.us reporting on local wineries and events in Ventura County, California and have also written political commentary for the Nolan Chart. 

Over the years, I have been a guest on radio, cable, internet and Podcasts. I've also been a book-signing author at Book Expo Association (BEA) in both New York and Los Angeles and a featured author at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival and Santa Barbara, Ojai and Ventura County book fairs.

For complete bio, articles, interviews, reviews and special events, please visit my website at http://ravenwest.net.