Tom CollinsM. Thomas (Tom) Collins writes from his home in Franklin, Tennessee, where his characters come to life and frequent familiar places in the bucolic middle Tennessee landscape and the majestic mountains of Western North Carolina. Guest rooms include reding copies of his books. Onsite purchase is available for the private edition, Stories from Applewood Manor, and a limited inventory of other books by the author. His book Exploring Asheville-Its History Attractions, Mysteries, Ghosts, and Tall Tales earned the top spot as the 2022 winner in the regional literature category at both the Independent Press Awards and the NYC Big Books Awards. Also winning in the Big Book Awards was his novel, Beyond Visual Range, as a 2022 Distinguished Favorite in Military Fiction. His books are available in print, digital and audio formats. Read More Read Less