Allred, Kim: - Kim Allred grew up in Southern California but now enjoys the quiet life in an old timber town in the Pacific Northwest where she raises alpacas, llamas, and an undetermined number of free-range chickens. Just like her characters, Kim loves sharing stories while sipping a glass of wine or slurping a strong cup of brew.Her spirit of adventure has taken her on many journeys, including a ten-day dogsledding trip in northern Alaska and sleeping under the stars on the savannas of eastern Africa.Kim is currently making up stories while shooing cats and dogs away from her lap, and Willow, the parrot, from her keyboard. Willow can peel the keys from the board in fifteen seconds flat.