Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, the author still resides there after living in other areas of the country during his life. L. Y. Reed, which is the authorâs pseudonym, was educated at the University of Texas and the College of Charleston. Work background includes sales in the communication field and many years in the hospitality industry. The author continues to write and he is in the process of producing a new and provocative novel. Reed would like to pay his deepest respect to his typist and editor, Cathy Barber.