President of the company SFrancisM Inc. of Clearwater, Florida, Stephen Francis Montagna is a novelist of thrillers and political intrigue books. He has completed writing 22 novels to date and is currently working on his 23rd one. Among his many successful works are Rameses Warning, Daughter of the Scorpion, Cobra’s Venom, Cyeus, and Follow the Vulture.

Stephen Francis Montagna generally writes for about 6 to 10 hours a day for his newest novel, Dragon Fire. The novel centers in on the way a newly established American governmental administration targets US Intelligence community instead of focusing their efforts on preventing terrorism. Before the Intelligence can catch up with the terrorists working in the United States, they are hit five times, and despite that, they come out victorious.

The novelist has done a large amount of personal research on terrorism and counterterrorism, and has become an expert in the field. Stephen Francis Montagna has been interviewed by senators as well as major news and radio networks about terrorism and counterterrorism.

Stephen Francis Montagna enjoys fishing in his spare time and has raised two sons with his wife of 26 years. A high school dropout, he became a widely published and successful author through personal research and developing his skills. His first book, the Ten Mile Limit set the tone for much of his writing over the years. This book focuses on nuclear power plant security, Vietnam, politics, and mystery.