Tom was born in Kermit, Texas in 1960 and raised all over the Great American Southwest, never staying in one place for too long. His father worked for the El Paso Natural Gas Company, a job that necessitated frequent moves for increased opportunities. Tom graduated from High School from an American Boarding School on the island of Mallorca, Spain in 1978; his family was living in Algeria at the time. After graduation, he spent the next twelve years in the Navy. Diagnosed as an insulin-dependent diabetic, he was forced to change careers. He worked in the construction industry as a Union Pipefitter often working on launch complexes at the Kennedy Space Center. Tom currently lives in Satellite Beach, Florida with his wife of over forty years. From a very young age, he dreamed of becoming a published author and never stopped scribbling away on notepads. This is his fourth novel published by Purple Parrot Publishing, proof that 'Dreams don't have to stay that way.'https://www.tomhornauthor.com/