🎲 From Blackjack Tables to Biotech Thrillers: My Unusual Path to Relative Outbreak
You could say Relative Outbreak was born in a casino.
Not literally, of course—there was no viral outbreak on the Vegas Strip (though some nights got close). But the earliest version of the book? The one with DNA-coded bioweapons and swarm nanotech that chooses its victims by bloodline?
That was brainstormed somewhere between the felt and the fluorescents, working the high roller tables at 2 a.m.
Because before I wrote thrillers, I dealt cards.
And before I dealt cards, I was a Marine.
And now I write stories where the odds are high… and the stakes are survival.
♠️ The Science Geek in a Sequin Jacket
I’ve always loved science. The weirder, the better. I was the kid who asked too many questions in biology class, the one who stayed up reading The Hot Zone while everyone else was sneaking out to parties. But like a lot of us, life took some detours.
After the military, I landed in Las Vegas. I became a dealer, then a supervisor. I watched people bluff, bet big, lose everything—and sometimes win it all back. And while I kept the games running, I kept writing notes. Ideas. Concepts. What-ifs.
One night on break, I asked myself this:
What if a virus didn’t spread randomly?
What if it selected?
And then:
What if it knew your DNA?
💉 A Story Where the Virus Isn’t the Only Threat
Relative Outbreak is a biotech thriller, but it’s also a story about control. About who gets to play God in the name of science. And what happens when that experiment escapes the lab.
The book features:
A swarm-based nanotech system that mutates on command
Four teen science prodigies trapped in a CDC lockdown
A virus that doesn't care who you are—only where you come from
A shadowy plan to weaponize genetics for political gain
It’s part Crichton, part Maze Runner, part casino logic:
Know the odds. Read the room. Never show your hand.
🔬 How It All Comes Together
I don’t have a PhD. I didn’t come from a lab.
But I understand pressure.
I know how people behave under stress.
And I’ve always believed that science isn’t scary—until someone decides to use it against you.
That’s what makes Relative Outbreak tick. It’s the story I needed to write, and the one I hope you won’t be able to put down.
📖 Want to Read the Book?
The virus might be fictional. The science isn’t.
And the danger? Closer than you think.
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