Paul J. Mila traded in his corporate suit for a wetsuit, and now devotes his time to writing, scuba diving around the world, underwater photography, and speaking to groups about ocean conservation. He has enjoyed the opportunity to photograph and dive with Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas, humpback whales in the Dominican Republic and the South Pacific Tonga Islands, gray whales in the Baja, diverse sea life in the Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Bonaire, Hawaii, Antigua, and in his home waters off Long Island, NY.  Paul’s underwater pictures have been featured in magazines, on scuba diving web sites, and shown at the Mind, Body, Spirit Festival in Australia. Following the advice of writers who said to write about what you know and like, he has incorporated the ocean and diving as the core of his writing.  FIREWORKS is his third novel. Diving in the same waters as the characters in his books has enabled him to write with realism, and to describe for non-diving readers the beauty and wonder of exploring our undersea world. He and his family reside in Carle Place, New York, a small town on Long Island.  You can contact Paul via email: paul@paulmila.com and visit his websites,  www.cozumelisparadise.com and www.milabooks.com  

NAUI-Certified Advanced Diver; PADI Certification as Underwater Naturalist