The Author Behind the Book: Interview with Romantic Thriller Author Dave Donelson

Dave Donelson´s career as a broadcaster, entrepreneur, and writer has taken him from the jungles of Australia´s Cape York Peninsula to the minarets of Riyadh. He´s climbed the spire of the Empire State Building, floated the Usumacinta River to the Mayan ruins at Piedras Negras in Guatemala, and photographed the tree-climbing lions and mountain gorillas of Uganda.

Dave´s inquisitive, active lifestyle finds its way into freelance writing and photographic assignments for magazines like Disney´s FamilyFun, Woodworker´s Journal, and Las Vegas Magazine. Closer to home, he writes features for Westchester Magazine as well as a regular column on golf. He is a member of the prestigious Metropolitan Golf Writers Association.

His first novel, Hunting Elf, began as an audio book at www.huntingelf.com and was published as a trade paperback in 2006. K9 Perspective called it "…a delicious romp through the suburbs of New York."

Dave´s first book was Creative Selling (Entrepreneur Press, 2000), a non-fiction prescriptive described by Brian Tracy as "…a terrific book on selling." As a business journalist, he writes for The Christian Science Monitor, Family Business Magazine, and dozens of trade publications serving industries from the automotive aftermarket to sporting goods retailing.

Dave has a BA in Rhetoric and Public Address from Missouri Western State University. He serves as a Trustee for the Westchester Library System, a consortium of 38 public libraries serving Westchester County, NY. He lives in West Harrison, NY, with his wife, Nora, and an ever-changing roster of dogs and cats. You can visit his website at http;//www.davedonelson.com">www.davedonelson.com or www.heartofdiamonds.com.

Thank you for this interview, Dave. You have lived such an illustrious and active life living in remote parts of the world. How do you think this influenced you when writing your latest book, Heart of Diamonds?

I´m a naturally curious guy, which is why I was drawn to this story. I travel because I like to see new places and meet new people, learn how they live, what makes them get up in the morning and face their world. Researching and writing Heart of Diamonds is just another way for me to scratch that particular itch.

Of all the places you visited, which was more memorable for you?