Allison Wilcox is a retired school psychologist who lives on a farm with three spoiled cats and three equally spoiled horses, who all boss her around unmercifully. The Keepers is her first novel, although she has cherished a lifelong desire to write. She considers the story idea to be a gift from God. Allison is a devout Christian, and is also an avid supporter of all manner of animal rescue organizations, including shelters and rescue groups for cats, dogs, and horses. One of the horses on her farm is a rescue. She decided to make King and Rumble, cat and dog characters in the novel, black be...