Stephen WattsThe child of an Air Force family, epistolary author Stephen Watts was born in West Germany. He is the grandnephew of Harold Carleton, the main subject of Stephen's second book, Searching for Harold, the poignant story of an American family caught in he crossfire of World War II, told in their own words through their letters. Stephen began organizing his family's genealogical files, tracing his lineage, and transcribing the family correspondence in 1996. His English immigrant great-great-grandfather's correspondence inspired his first book, the award-winning Searching for Charles, published in 2022, which tells Charles's story through his letters and details the 55-year, multigenerational search for his home and his final resting place. Stephen grew up to serve in the Air Force himself. After nine years, he left to begin a three-decade career in the insurance industry before retiring in Georgia, where he lives with his still-tolerant wife, Karin. Read More Read Less