Captain CJ Schnier is the author of several books including the beloved Chase Hawkins Adventure Series which includes his upcoming novel Unlawful Chase. He also writes nautical horror and has been known to dabble into other genres as well.
CJ lives and writes from his sailboat moored in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, and spends his free time sailing the waters of Tampa Bay and the Gulf Coast of Florida. When not on the water, a rarity, he can often be found enjoying a fresh-caught grouper sandwich while enjoying a cold beer at a local tavern.
With nearly twenty-five years experience on the water from from fishing to boat deliveries, search and rescue to transporting barges of oil, he has amassed a lifetime of stories told by a colorful cast of characters. It is these experiences that he draws on the create the nautical stories that he writes. Many of the characters from his adventure books, as well as their backgrounds, are based on friends and acquaintances, proof that sometimes reality can be stranger than fiction.