A Sweeping American Saga of Ambition, Risk, Racing, & the Oil Boom.

Michael L. Richwine writes historical fiction informed by decades of lived experience, research, and long observation. Before turning to the novel, he spent a national career in commercial real estate, where scale, risk, negotiation, and long-term thinking shaped his understanding of ambition and consequence.

For more than thirteen years, he has kept a public journal, articles, and short stories—reflecting on work, travel, culture, and the gradual return to long-form storytelling. The novels grew from that sustained habit of observation and from stories that had followed him for years. His work explores loyalty, restraint, growth, and the complicated architecture of legacy.

He divides his time between Illinois and Texas.