Steve Fenton

Biography:

Steve was born the son of an Aero Space engineer in 1959. He was raised with six sisters and two older brothers in Los Altos, California.

He was visiting his oldest brother on a fishing trip in Chile who was at the time a bureau chief for the Associated Press, when Steve saw the value of a second language. Steve studied intensive Spanish and transferred to the University of the Americas in Puebla, Mexico, notably the only U.S. accredited college south of the border.

In 1980, he began studies in International Relations and Languages. After studies in Mexico, he married a Mexican national who he had met at the University. They relocated to California where the couple continued their studies and after four years became parents to a wonderful son with an exotic blend of Anglo and Latino qualities. Steve went on to receive a college degree in Economics, pursued a career in real estate and later became a general contractor.

His accidental writing career and subsequent book, BROKEN TREATY, began to take shape when U.S. News and World Report got wind of the story of the rescue of his son from his estranged wife in Mexico following an unfortunate disintegration of the marriage. The magazine asked for a copy of his journal written soon after the rescue. The magazine ran a full page story and a picture of him and his son with the caption: “James Bond Thriller”. The article inspired contact from a newspaper in Texas that asked for the full story as a feature. It ended up as a three part series running front page. The editor explained that the story generated more interest than any other story he’d ever run and urged Steve to produce a manuscript for the book.

While interested in what diplomats and scholars have to say, Steve finds tales from the street sweeper often more intriguing. Non-fiction short stories about worthwhile personal accounts helped prime him for his BROKEN TREATY book length project.

Steve continues to write, while enjoying photography, and is eager to learn a third language. He is also anxious to return to flying again, perhaps mastering this time a seaplane.