About

A graduate of Ryerson University, the author was also born in Toronto, Ontario, to a Sicilian father and a Canadian mother with English, Irish, and Scottish heritage. This novel is written under the name of Alek Leslie. The author’s maternal Great-Grandfather was born in Assiginack, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, in 1880, and was raised by an unforgettable Ojibwe woman while his parents, immigrants from Donegal, Ireland, ran a hotel. This published story is part of a trilogy.