Exiled

About the Book

This is the story of an alien convicted of murder. He is sentenced to death, but due to lack of prison space on his planet, he is exiled to Earth for one year until his sentence can be carried out.

While adjusting to his new environment and contemplating his fate, he meets a woman and her troubled teenage daughter—an encounter he neither expected nor desired.

This chance meeting would turn out to have tumultuous effects and change the lives of everyone involved.

About the Author

Mike Elliott graduated from the University of Akron with a bachelor of arts in mass media communication with emphasis on journalism. He also has a minor in sociology. It was while attending the university that his writing career officially started by being a staff writer for the university newspaper. Mike is a great admirer of Rod Serling. He credits a quote from Rod as being the major influence in his writing. “I like to take ordinary people and put them in extraordinary situations.” This sums up Mike’s writing philosophy. While the actual ideas for his stories come from a variety of sources, Mike firmly asserts the characters come from within his heart, claiming there is a lot of himself in each of his characters. Mike describes himself as a hopeless romantic and aspires for these sentiments to come out in his characters. Mike was born in Akron, Ohio, and raised in Willoughby, Ohio, before returning to Akron. He now resides in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He has a daughter, Crystal Renee, who has been a constant source of inspiration to him. Mike’s passions include music, films, classic television, reading, animals, and the outdoors. Mike also enjoys sports, and while he lives in Pennsylvania, he remains a loyal fan to all the Ohio sports teams. Mike has written one other book, “The Spirit of Romance,” which was published in 2012.