Since childhood, Mike Ponzio has read about history, trading books with his father, Joseph E. Ponzio. Mike’s love of history, family, and his travels have inspired him to write Ancestry Novels. The stories chronicle the lives of historical characters which the author imagines may have been his family’s ancient ancestors.  

Mike met his wife, Anne Davis, in 1975 during a karate class at a University of Florida. Both continue to practice and teach Cuong Nhu Martial Arts. With John Burns, they wrote six instructional books on martial arts weapons. Mike retired in 2015, after working as an environmental engineer for thirty-seven years. Anne and Mike have raised four sons, who are also engineering graduates, following in the footsteps of their Davis and Ponzio grandfathers.