Beck, Allisan: - Allisan Beck is a seasoned marine research scientist, publishing numerous peer-reviewed scientific journal articles throughout her career. This work of fiction is her first novel. She has traveled all over the United States with her husband, who proudly served in the United States Coast Guard for twenty years, resulting in a total of eight PCS moves. The military life gave them both the opportunity to travel, meet people, and participate in different cultures of each new city where they were stationed. Throughout their years of service they experienced many hurricanes, the largest and most damaging of which was Hurricane Katrina. They can both take credit for rebuilding a part of New Orleans. These days, Allisan, her husband, their two children, and their fluffy dog still love to travel, but now enjoy packing for vacations instead of permanent moves.