Lawrence was born and raised in Alberta, 37 years of his adult life was spent serving in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The author draws on 10 years of living in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories for the inspiration for the stories.

Retirement finds him again in Alberta where he presently lives with his wife Judith. They have 2 children and 6 grandchildren.

Rob Adams, son of Lawrence Adams; when his is not working on his fathers illustrations, can be found working on game designs.

Rob currently works in the field of video games, juggling roles of a producer and game designer in Calgary at GamesCafe.

Rob has had first hand experience of living and visiting many of the places described in the Trapps Family Adventure books.