C. Michael Bennis has roots in a small Illinois town, named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president.  It was a child’s paradise with band concerts, parades, fairs and a vibrant downtown.  The father, Chuck, is one of twenty-five men elected to the University of Illinois All Century Football Team.  The mother, Jeanne Hott, is the sole daughter of a prominent Monticello, Illinois family, and a boarding school cover girl.

The author graduated from the University of Colorado, where he was a member of the 1962 Orange Bowl team.  He attended Complutense University in Madrid, and later lived there for eight years.  He also received a postgraduate degree from Thunderbird.

Bennis is a NYC Ad Sales veteran with national print magazines, and later served for many years as Director of Communications for the creative-play and developmental toy company–ALEX-Panline USA, Inc.  He currently lives with his wife Helen and their dogs in Tucson, Arizona where he writes full-time.

Unrestrained passions and exotic locales are key elements of Rules of Engagement, a savvy debut by C. Michael Bennis. With a pitch perfect prose and unforgettably naughty characters, new romance author Bennis offers a winning combination that tells of the underbelly of the advertising world and the softest sides of true love.

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Arts, Complutense University, History, Madrid, president, United States

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