Where did this idea come from?

The book actually started as a short story, but took on a life of its own and has grown into three books, of which Prison Earth - Not Guilty as Charged is the first. When I was thirteen, I had a shockingly realistic nightmare about being abducted by aliens. That planted the seed, and explains why the book starts with a dream scene, that isn't a dream.

What kinds of books do you like to read?

My tastes are really eclectic. Here's my most recent list:

The Quiller Memorandum by Adam Hall - Spy thriller
U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton - Murder mystery
The Riddle of St. Leonard's by Candace Robb - Murder in 14th-century England
Murder in the Marais by Cara Black - French private investigator Aimee Leduc.
The Digital Plague by Jeff Somers - Sci-Fi nanobot plague that threatens to destroy humanity.
Follow the River & Lost and Found by Jerry McGee - Historical fiction in Pacific NW.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - Historical fiction in the middle east.
Roll Around Heaven by Jessica Maxwell - Fun spiritual adventure.
Kepler’s Witch by James A. Connor - Historical about Johannes Kepler.
Dies the Fire by S. M. Stirling - Sci-Fi based in Willamette Valley, Oregon.
The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose - Sci-Fi adventure.
The Life of Rome’s First Emperor Augustus by Anthony Everitt - Title says it all.
The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan - History of ancient Greece.
Persian Fire by Tom Holland - The rise and fall of the great Persian empire.