Biography

L. J. Martin is the author of over 68 book length works from such major NY publishers as Bantam, Avon, and Pinnacle. His works of fiction include westerns, thrillers, mysteries, and historicals; and of non-fiction a book on killing cancer (he's a two time cancer survivor), two cookbooks, two how-to books on writing, a book of cartoons, and a political thesis. He's also a former publisher. As a co-founder, Wolfpack Publishing LLC has several thousand books of all genres on the market in both print and eBook, and was named one of Forbe's top 500 fastest growing companies in the USA. L.J. has had a varied past having been a wrangler, camp cook, draftsman, water company manager, sailor (his own ketch), printer, real estate broker (specializing in farms and ranches) and developer, appraiser and contractor. He launched a new career in 2021 by writing, directing and producing his first full length feature film, EYE FOR EYE, staring John Savage, Blanca Blanco and Shane Clouse.

His avocations include photography (with over 100 videos on YouTube, search ljmartinwolfpack, cooking, travel, gardening, shooting, fishing and hunting. L. J. lives in Montana with his wife, Kat, an NYT bestselling internationally published author of over 55 historical and romantic suspense novels. He has three sons in the Pacific NorthWest, and eight grandchildren. When not writing, the Martin's travel extensively, both stateside and abroad, gaining new material, making new friends, and enjoying this great world. In Montana they live in the shadow of that state's beautiful Sapphire Mountains, on a small horse ranch with the two million acre Lolo National Forest as their backyard, and winter in Prescott, one of Arizona's historic towns.

L. J. is a member of The Society of Professional Journalists, Mystery Writers of America, Western Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. Accomplished in Western History, he's available as a speaker on that subject and writing and publishing (see his Write Compelling Fiction), and has spoken and given seminars at several writer's conferences. Among them Pike's Peak Writer Conference, Fresno Writer's Conference, Romance Writers of America, Bakersfield Writer's Conference, RT Book Reviews Conference and others, as well as presenting at International Thriller Writers, Western Writer's of America and many more.

- IMDb mini biography by: L. J. Martin