Richard LaMotte resides on Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay. His inspirational debut novel, "Follow His Lead," entertains the reader with real-life drama and humor. Readers can easily visualize this unique moment in history and connect to the bonds shared by man and his best friend. "Follow His Lead" has won a Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for 2023 in Military fiction and Firebird Book Awards for Animals and War Fiction. His first book "Pure Sea Glass" earned first place for non-fiction in Writer’s Digest, selling over 100,000 copies. It was featured in Parade magazine, Coastal Living, Martha Stewart Living, Smithsonian Magazine, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and numerous local publications. His appearances on the Martha Stewart show and NPR station WYPR inspired a sequel, "The Lure of Sea Glass."
