Carol lives on a small property in Queensland, Australia. She works in a local primary school as a School Officer / Librarian / Community Development Officer. Born in Childers, she grew up on a cane farm. Carol has been married for twenty-six years and has three children, two girls and a boy. She has travelled extensively throughout the world, visiting the US, UK, Europe, China, Japan, New Zealand and of course, Australia. Her other passion is music. She plays bass guitar in a country rock band with her husband and two other guys, and is also a member of a symphony orchestra. With over fifty members, the orchestra is voluntary and visits retirement villages and small towns.
Slave Trader – In the Name of Freedom is Carol’s first novel. The action/adventure story follows Detective Billie McCoy in her fight for freedom after she is caught up in a modern day slavery trade run by a corrupt cop. The sequel, Providence Road – In the Name of Friendship is coming soon from Wild Child Publishing.
Slave Trader – In the Name of Freedom - For the past three years, young prostitutes and destitute women have been vanishing without trace. Their fates unknown, the only common links to their disappearances are their good looks and prison records. Never before has a cop been taken.
Detective Billie McCoy, a member of an elite undercover squad, is on assignment when she stumbles onto a slavery racket that goes deeper than she could ever have imagined. Plunged into a web of corruption and evil, not only does she have to contend with the slave traders, but her fellow prisoners – all who hate cops.
Stretching from the streets of Sydney to the rainforests in far north Queensland, it’s a race against time. Filled with determination, disappointment and twists, the story follows Billie’s fight for freedom and her greatest ever challenge. She will need all her cunning and skill to get out alive and see justice done.
Blood will be spilt, hopes will be destroyed – all to uncover a plot so unpredictable that only fate can decide . . . .
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Slave Trader sounds like a page turner. Playing in a band! I enjoyed learning a little about you, the author, behind the book.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vicki. It's nice to share.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about your very "varied" life. I'd love to listen to you play in a band and I think it is so cool that you go to retirement homes to entertain.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your novels.
Patti
Thanks Patti. Now that my kids are older, they think it's pretty cool their mum and dad are in a band. As for the orchestra, we can get quite loud but the residents all enjoy it. Before the symphony, I was in a strings group with about 15 members. It wasn't as loud and sometimes, just sometimes, our bed-ridden guests the nurses wheeled out would nod off. I'm pretty sure it was their nap time and not our music :)
DeleteYou are multi-talented, Carol! :) That sounds like a lot of fun. I love singing in choirs, but I don't have the time anymore. :(
ReplyDeleteMarci
It is a lot of fun, Marci. You don't have the time? Really? lol What a pity you can't squeeze it in somewhere in your busy schedule. I'm sure music keeps one young. :)
DeleteLoved learning more about you! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pleasure. Thanks for dropping in.
ReplyDeleteCarol, you lead a fascinating life! Slave Trader sounds like a thrilling story. I can't wait to read your book. It says " book 1" so how's the sequel coming along? I found my writing productivity increased dramatically once I got my first book contract. I'm curious if other authors share the same experience?
ReplyDeleteHi Terri. Thanks for dropping by. The sequel is with Wild Child Publishing, and as you know, it all takes time. I have a few books in the works so my writing productivity never stops :)
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