Jeffrey William Lengel was born on April 24, 1964 in Beatrice, Nebraska, then his family moved to Lincoln when he was three.
He went to Lutheran and public schools in Lincoln, but was not a good student in high school. He received his GED in 1982.
He served in the U.S. Army for three years, living in Fayetteville, NC, while he was in the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg.
In 1995 he graduated from Lincoln School of Commerce (now known as Kaplan University) with an Associates Degree in Business Administration. He was voted Outstanding Graduate by the faculty and staff.
In 2005 his first novel, Peace Force, was released.
He currently lives in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife Tina, their two youngest children and their terrier mutt Winston.
His favorite activities and pastimes include biking on Lincoln's great system of trails, disk golf, camping and video games.
J.W. Lengel also writes a humorous website called The Strange Times, dedicated to making fun of American politics and celebrities. See it now at TheStrangeTimes.com