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RICO AUSTIN - MI VIDA LOCA;
Rico was born and raised in Southwestern Idaho, is the oldest of five boys. He grew up in an area that was ripe for adventures for him and his younger brothers and numerous cousins. His love of storytelling is infectious and his bitter sweet stories will have you howling with laughter, grieving from tragedy and leaving you on the edge. Rico’s love of reading, exploring and traveling allured him to many parts of the globe including Lithuania where he taught English and capitalism, the United Kingdom where he studied and played American Football for the Staffordshire Stallions and Mexico to study Spanish, dance with senoritas, fish the open sea and drink tequila. Rico has undergraduate degrees from Boise State University, Grand Canyon University, Staffordshire University and a Master’s Degree from Thunderbird, School of Global Management. He and his wife live in Scottsdale, AZ and San Carlos, Sonora Mexico.
Rico is the author of the award winning, bestselling, epic novel “My Bad Tequila,” that has been at the Number One spot several times on Amazon.com on Mexico Travel genre on eKindle. Rico has also just had published his first Children’s book, “ ARIZONA Is Where I Live,” and has just published his latest, biography / memoir, “In the Shadow of ELVIS, Perils of a Ghostwriter” which is the true story of John Dennis Smith Presley. Rico also writes a Blog once a month that has a readership of 20,000 plus reader per month and growing.
Reviewed by Joy Hannabass for Readers' Favorite
"In the Shadow of Elvis" is the story of the legitimate, illegitimate son of the legendary King of Rock ‘n Roll, John Dennis Smith. Author Rico Austin meets Elvis’s son at a chance meeting in Cave Creek, Arizona, and this book follows the journey of that unique encounter, along with the trials and tribulations of trying to get the story written and published. John Dennis Smith wanted his story told, and Rico Austin was the person he wanted to tell it.
This book was interesting in two ways, one because it tells a never before told story of the son of Elvis who was raised by Elvis’s aunt and uncle, which makes the story well worth reading. But then when things happen with the story totally out of Austin’s control, he turns the situation into the difficult journey of a ghostwriter. And Austin has such a unique way of writing that he makes the story fun, exciting and entertaining enough that you don’t want to put the book down until you finish. This is really a sad story because though John loved his adopted parents, he was robbed of a relationship with his own father and mother. And as the story tells, John follows in Elvis’ footsteps in several ways. It is all written here in Austin’s book, "In the Shadow of Elvis". This is sure to be a best seller as this book gets more and more publicity. If you enjoy memoirs, you will enjoy Smith’s story. If you are an Elvis fan, then this book is a must for you. And as an added bonus to this book, there are photos of John’s dad Elvis and his mother Zona Marie, plus lots of pictures of the author as well.
