D K Gaston was born in Detroit , Michigan . He left Michigan as a young adult to serve in the U S Army from 1985 to 1990. During his stint in the military, he traveled overseas to Korea , Japan , Mexico and Australia . After leaving the Army, D K earned his Bachelor degree at Detroit College of Business in Computer Information Science. He worked as a janitor, security guard, computer instructor, word processor, and computer technician before centering his career in computer networking. Since then, he'd earned two Masters degrees from the University of Phoenix in Technology Management and Business Administration.

His passion for writing emerged as a child as he and friends created their own super heroes and wrote/drawn comic books. That imagination lasted well into his adulthood. While in the military, he used to entertain other soldiers by weaving stories together on the spot. He took a break from his dream of writing during his years in college, so that he could focus on his education and eventually his career. It wasn't until he worked on his Masters, after writing countless papers that his zeal to put pen to paper returned. Immediately after earning his degrees, he began working on his first novel. After working more than 15 years in the computer technology sector, D K put on a new hat as an author. He received his first publishing contract 2005. His first novel was published on April 1, 2007. It was quickly followed in 2007 by two additional novels. He is an active member with the Metro Detroit Creative Writers group (MDCW) in Michigan . He also participates in many online writing groups and writing/networking organizations.

D K Gaston is the author of XIII, The Friday House and Lost Hours. He also hosts a blog on new authors wishing to be published: Get Published or Die ( http://get-published---do-or-die.blogspot.com ). He is a husband and father, residing in Michigan . He is currently working on his next novel.