Thirst dives into the lives of Neil, a bartender, and Ranger, a sexy and charming small-town auto mechanic who's irresistible but complicated.
Richard Compson Sater retired from the U.S. Air Force after 24 years of service, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. He spent most of his career as a photojournalist, a veteran of both Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and spent his entire career in the closet. "Thirst" is his second novel. His first, "Rank" (2016), is a romance between two male Air Force officers.Sater earned a bachelor's degree in creative writing from the University of Pittsburgh, a master's in creative writing from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in fine arts from Ohio University. He has at various times been a college professor, radio announcer, bookkeeper, bricklayer, bartender, clerk, voice actor, and window-shade salesman. A Seattle resident since 2007, he has expanded his creative efforts into screenplays and songwriting as well as fiction.
