James has published a philosophical science fiction novel by Cambridge Books, The Ideal Society," (2012), 2 novels by Broken Publications, a dark Thriller, "The Monk, (2013), and a Political Thriller, "The Nostradamus Conspiracy, (2015), 3 collections of poetry, by Broken Publications, "The Silent Pond, (2012), "Ancient Rhythms, (2014, and "LIGHT," (2016). He lives in Santa Ynez, California, with his wife Sandy, 30 minutes from a river and mountains on one side, and 30 minutes from the ocean and sand on the other, places where he obtains inspiration for his writings. He earned his BS and MA from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, and his doctorate from BYU.