My name is Barbara Calhoun; I write my books as my alter ego Kei Toussiant, and for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was take parts of my life and write them in a way that you would think I was sitting there telling you face-to-face. I want to give the world stories they don't want to put down or leave people asking whether the stories are true or not. I am 43 years old with 2 adult children and a grandson, and well, here I am, reaching for a dream I have carried close to my heart. So when time closed the door on other dreams, I still had one in my back pocket. Ties to a Kingpin is my first book, but it will not be my last.