Seven Lives

About the Book

Seven Lives takes place post 9/11 in a suburban area outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The main character, Mark Cots, a psychologist specializes in helping people who are battling depression and more specifically those who are contemplating suicide. After years of listening to people’s stories of gruesome tragedies he is pushed down a path of drugs, alcohol and his own fetish with suicide, just to cope with his job. After loosing his job, a divorce, and an addiction to prescription pills Mark is on a downward spiral until one day he finds his calling, helping young veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan cope with being back home.

About the Author

George Herrman is from Peoria, IL and was born in 1972. He graduated from East Peoria Community High School in 1991 and soon after graduation enlisted in the Army where he spent four years working on electronic devices and achieved a remarkable military career and attained the rank of Sergeant before his discharge in 1995. Upon leaving the service he started his college career at a local community college, Illinois Central College and at the same time worked for Sonitrol, an electronic security company located in Peoria, IL. After graduating with his Associates Degree he transferred to Western Illinois University (WIU) where he received both a Bachelors and Masters of Science Degrees in I.T.T. After graduating from WIU Herrman spent the next eight years working for the Department of Defense as a project manager at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. In 2008, he received his amateur radio license (KC9OEN) and enjoys working stations around the country and the world. Currently, Herrman spends a majority of his time writing and when he is not doing that he can be found looking after his twin sons and being the best husband he can be.