Chief of Staff

Ordinary is a word that you could never use to describe Eric Julian. Accustomed to privilege and excess from birth, Eric decided at a very young age to shun the family business and follow his one true passion: politics. ber-talented and unrivaled in his ability to get his candidates elected, Eric was the class of the field. A surprise offer from his mentor - and the only man in his life after his mother's untimely death - stood poised, ready to flip Eric's world on its head. Eric's ultimate dream was a heart beat from reality. And the only things standing between him and taking the Oath of Office were his tyrannical grandmother & family matriarch, a long lost con man, a dapper mobster, and the threat of a decades-old family secret rearing its ugly head. Ordinary? Eric Julian is absolutely anything but

Mark Vertreese has a love for politics, family drama and story-telling, combining them all in his works of fiction. Writing out of Charlotte, NC, he is putting his Communications degree from Appalachian State University to work crafting blog entries for Magnolia Rambling, magazine articles and columns for international publications, along with dedicating time and effort to write extraordinary novels (Chief of Staff, The Brotherhood) with a strong voice and compelling message. When not writing, Mark loves to spend time with his family and friends, riding his motorcycle, and working on the unforgiving - and sometimes imaginative - slice in his golf game.