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From the woodlands of Midland, Michigan, I'm a family man with high morals and value captivating entertainment that everyone can enjoy.
Parts of my writing draw on my experience with trauma—I essentially grew up with PTSD. Thus, many of my characters have varying degrees of trauma that they have experienced. I enjoy writing about them, showing people just what trauma can do to a person, and offering validation to those who know it too well.
As a father with three little ones always peeking over my shoulder, I know how hard it is to find entertainment for the whole family. Things are either too scary, too violent, too crazy, too sexy, have profanity up the wazoo, or just plain dull. My mission is to provide quality content enjoyable for the whole family.
My content is absolutely free of sex and profanity.
My content uses action sparingly to create suspense.
Violence is never the objective of my protagonists.
I endeavor to keep multiple ages engaged throughout the entire story.
Parents should be able to enjoy entertainment with their kids and vice versa without sacrificing standards.
While most of my content is suitable for Upper Middle-Grade, you may find my work advertised as YA or even Adult. But my ethics are always the same. So never fear venturing into a new reading tier when you’re with me.
Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite
Nora and Alai: Trust is a work of fiction in the science fiction and adventure subgenres and is a sequel to Nora and Alai: A.C.T. It is aimed at young adult readers and was penned by author David Sines. The book continues the stories of Nora and Alai after the first book's events, with Alai pursuing a tense and mistrustful working relationship with A.C.T. whilst rolling out a new artificial intelligence named Trust that gives them access to millions of people. Nora and her family are trying to put the past behind them, but this will be challenged by a rogue photographer determined to uncover their truth.
Like all great works of science fiction, this book poses some big questions about mankind’s social and technological direction of travel and its implications. I was entranced by the concepts on show in this story with the idea of a compromised A.I. and the battle to control it. David Sines portrays a vision of the future in which such technology feels tangibly real and constantly ominous. The characters whose lives are touched by the ideas of the story are wonderful to learn about, with Nora and Alai providing distinctive contrasting viewpoints on the narrative as it unfolds. Both are complex characters who are well-realized and given plenty of room in the plot to grow and develop as the events challenge their beliefs and perspectives. It’s challenging for science fiction books to balance a story rooted in nuanced characters against the ideological message they intend to explore, but Nora and Alai: Trust manages to excel in both fields, creating an unmissable work of speculative fiction.
