J. A. Leary was educated as a mathematician and computer scientist. He holds degrees from the University of Central Florida(BS) and Boston College(MS).    His love of fiction writing developed after a long career as a software engineer, a profession that has allowed him the privilege of working on America’s Space Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.    He openly admits a timeless infatuation with his wife, Annette, whom he married in 1987. She was his first motivation to write and the inspiration for Victoria Hunter. They live in Orlando, Florida, and have four children.