Tom Keilholtz is an author who brings his personal experiences and a litany of colorful characters from his life to the stories he writes. Tom grew up on a farm in Rocky Ridge, Maryland, just south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. As a child he loved stories of Gettysburg and the Civil War.  On their farm, he learned how to ride and care for horses as well as beef cattle. Tom spent much of his career in law enforcement but never lost his love of horses, owning several on his own small farm. He was part of a mounted Union Cavalry reenactors unit and was lucky enough to be chosen to work on the set filming the movie Gettysburg. Now retired he hunts, fishes, and still rides when he can. Tom still travels west yearly to hunt and visit relatives.