Kentucky Whiskey Barons
Empire, Betrayal, and the War on Drink

SCOTT HAMELE is a prolific Kansas City-based novelist with over twenty books, whose work spans historical and biographical thrillers, near-future suspense, and speculative fiction. He blends cinematic pacing with research-driven authenticity-real streets, tight timelines, lived-in backstories. Sci-fi fan favorites include Vision Protocol, Dustwings - Black Ops, The Clearborn Society, and The Paper Candidate. In historical fiction, his completed novels include Capone's North Road, The Petticoat Butcher, Hanna's Room, Promise in the Sky, Hitler Survives, Staff of Moses, Orchard of Secrets, Dust & Honor, and Kentucky Whiskey Barons. Near-future suspense novels include Books 1-3 in the Kincaid Doctrine Series: Merchants of Venom, Justice Storm, Blue Coast Authority, and IRONHALO.SCOTT HAMELE is a prolific Kansas City-based novelist with more than twenty books to his name, spanning historical and biographical thrillers, near-future suspense, and speculative fiction. He blends cinematic pacing with research-driven authenticity-real streets, tight timelines, and lived-in backstories.His historical fiction catalog includes Capone's North Road, The Petticoat Butcher, Hanna's Room, Promise in the Sky, Hitler Survives, Staff of Moses, Orchard of Secrets, Dust & Honor, Mercy in the Sky, Between Two Flags, and Kentucky Whiskey Barons. He is known for richly researched historical fiction, romantic historical epics, and a growing line of heartwarming, hopeful stories from America's backroads.Hamele's work weaves real places and archival detail with everyday grace-acts of courage, second chances, and communities that choose kindness. When he isn't mapping timelines, he's listening for the small moments that light a life and turning them into page-turning, feel-good reads such as Miles of Good and Porchlight Promises.My books are published in partnership with Schuyler & Sons Publishing