Dean Anderson was raised on a farm near Ardmore, Oklahoma. In addition to the labor of helping his father on the farm, Dean was trained to be a pilot in a crop duster. He earned his pilot’s license at 16. He earned a commercial and instrument rating at the local airport. Continuing in his father’s footsteps, he attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated as an Aeronautical Engineer. From his mother, Dean learned ballroom dancing. He learned to play the piano from his father and the trumpet from his Uncle Dan. Dean was touring with his uncle’s band during the summers when he was in high school. He graduated from the University with an aeronautical engineering degree and entered the Air Force for training as a B-52 pilot in SAC. He served his country in Vietnam under difficult circumstances. Like his father in WWII and uncle in Korea, he was wounded during combat. After a medical discharge, he formed a band to pursue a musical career. Dean entered the music world at the beginning of the digital age. The most extraordinary part of his life’s story is his love affair with Michelle – a very wealthy owner of banks and companies. She is intelligent, innovative and Harvard-educated. The difference she makes in Dean’s life is the heart of the story. Mr. Toms grew up in Northeast OK - Home of hard-rock ore mines, hard work and Mickey Mantle. He enlisted in the Air Force after High School graduation. After boot camp, he completed Electronics A and B schools and volunteered for flight duty. He served as tail gunner on a SAC B-36 Bomber crew for three years. After military service he worked on KC-135, B-52 and X-15 (#3) aircraft as a Field Engineer on navigation and autopilot systems at military bases, airlines, and aircraft manufacturers. He is a licensed General Aviation pilot and owned a Piper aircraft. He is a current member of the American Legion Post 11 in Frederick, MD. He is a past member of IEEE, Institute of Navigation and the International Loran-C Association (Wild Goose Association). Currently he writes and lives with his family in the Washington D.C. area. Nothing To Lose is his first novel.