Carole was born in a small Mid-Western town in Nebraska. Over a thirty-year period, Carole resided in Nebraska, Oregon, California, Texas, and Ohio. With diverse living situations, meeting many fascinating characters and recognized for a vivid imagination, Carole wrote secretly for many years...enjoying Children's Literature, Mystery, and Science Fiction/Fantasy as a platform for expressive writing. Carole lives presently in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Don her childhood sweetheart, partner, and editor, their dogs, chickens and many fish. As a teaching assistant, Carole teaches Literacy to 'at risk' children in grades one through five. AZTARA, A Galactic Love Story, is my first published book in the Aztarian series. AZTARA, Secrets Revealed, the second book in the Aztarian series is also available on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble, and NOOK eBook. Final Alumni is the first book in the Evers and McFarlan Detective Series available on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble and NOOK eBook, and a sequel Shadowy Faces, in the Evers and McFarlan Detective Series, available in January of 2018.