J. Ronald M. York, multi-award-winning author of Kept in the Dark, Songs from an Imperfect Life, Nathaniel & the Midnight Movers, The One-Up Game, and Secrets Unkept graduated from Belmont University with studies in voice and piano. He spent the next two decades in the field of interior design before opening his first art gallery. When not in the gallery, York can be found in his studio painting, at his piano composing, or assisting numerous nonprofit agencies with fundraising. He currently resides outside of Nashville, TN with his cat, Miss Trixie Delight.