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Born in New Orleans, Louisiana,  but raised in New England, J. H. Lyons now lives in rural Maine with his husband, their Mini Aussie dogs, and a cat in a “big house, little house, barn” farmhouse.  He holds degrees in law, political science, computer science and French.

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Born in New Orleans, Louisiana,  but raised in New England, J. H. Lyons now lives in rural Maine with his husband, their Mini Aussie dogs, and a cat in a “big house, little house, barn” farmhouse.  He enjoys sailing, fantasy novels, antiques and board game testing.  He holds degrees in law, political science, computer science and French.  When he’s not writing his next instalment in the Being Free series, Mr. Lyons works as a systems analyst and website developer.

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Mr. Lyons spent 6 years in prison in Maine.  He successfully completed his sentence, including 6 years of probation and twenty years of group therapy and left prison in 2002.  As a community volunteer he has been active in prison ministry, local chorus groups, theater and LGBTQ  fundraising support.