The Lark's Bloody Song

Maya "Lark" Larkin's life shattered when she and her mother were kidnapped by a cartel, a violent consequence of her father's refusal to make deals with them. That day took her innocence and changed everything.
At just 12, Lark killed a man in her own bedroom. Her father, Pops, saw potential in her—and began using her to quietly eliminate his enemies without raising suspicion.
Before finishing high school, Lark fled River Heights to avoid police scrutiny. She joined the army and quickly became part of an elite unit: Strategic Reconnaissance and Operations Command (SROC). For eight years, Lark and her team, the Daytrippers, carried out covert missions in the shadows. They were good at their jobs.
Then came Guam.
Captured by a secretive cannibal cult deep in the jungle, Lark was held for a year, along with two teammates—Shoresy and Roke. Only she made it out. What she endured there left scars that went far beyond the surface.
After a year of therapy that couldn't piece her back together, Lark is finally ready to return home. But she's not going back to heal—she's going back for revenge. The man who took her father from her, Bilya Bumagin—better known as Billy Boom—has to pay.
Armed with the brutal tactics she learned as a teenager and as a government operative, and haunted by Shoresy, the ghost of her trauma, Lark roams the streets of River Heights, ready to force Billy Boom into the light. But as she battles an uncontrollable hunger and the nightmares that plague her, her quest for vengeance might transform her in ways she never expected.

Born: 1972
Where: New Westminster, BC
Time: Some time
I started reading when I was something like 3 years old. My first 'grown up' book was given to me by my grandmother, and it was Piers Anthony's 'Castle Roogna'. From that moment on, I was hooked on the wondrous worlds of science fiction and fantasy.
I can't remember when, exactly, that I started writing, but I usually stick with '5 years old' because that sounds like a good time to start. I definitely remember writing all kinds of things when I was a young boy, but it wasn't until I hit grade 8 that I really buckled down and started working on the Garth N'Chalez Universe.
When I'm not writing, which is never ... okay, when I'm not physically sitting at my computer writing, I'm either wasting time devouring entire series' of shows like Breaking Bad or, more recently, The Sopranos or goofing around with friends.
I've always had a story to tell, and this wonderful world of self-publication gives me the opportunity to bring those stories to you, the reader, without too much delay.
Anyways, as those of you who've read my stuff knows, I can go on and on and on an ... yeah, you get the picture.