J.A. Leary was educated as a mathematician and computer scientist. He holds a BS in Mathematics and an MBA from the University of Central Florida, and an MS in Computer Science from Boston College. After a long career as a software engineer at Kennedy Space Center, he turned to writing. He openly admits a timeless infatuation with his wife whom he married in 1987. She was his first motivation to write and the inspiration for Victoria Hunter, heroine of "The Angel Hunter."