Leonardo Ramirez is an American science fiction and fantasy author and screenwriter of Puerto Rican descent. He is also a singer and a martial artist with a 4th degree black belt in Karate and a brown belt in American Bushido Kenjutsu which is the study of the katana (samurai sword).Leonardo writes in various genres for all ages including children’s steampunk, young adult fantasy and others.From his humble beginnings in Bronx, New York, he’s bootstrapped his way into the hearts of science fiction/fantasy readers—young and old alike. As a husband and father, his family is his first joy. As a child, he’s lived through the hardships of extreme poverty and homelessness in a single-parent home. But these have only brought him to recognize the strength of family that keeps them bound together in love.He also has a soft spot in his heart for people who are hurting and always has an encouraging word to offer those whose paths he crosses. These can be kids who have had to grow up in a single-parent family as was the case in the popular steampunk kids’ series, THE JUPITER CHRONICLES. It can also be young girls who have suffered an assault like Haven did in HAVEN OF DANTE. Those are the kids and adults he wants to speak to share his message of hope.Leonardo Ramirez lives with his wife Kristen, their daughter Mackenzy and their two dogs, Duchess and Tinkerbell in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee.