Based in a fictional setting in the Wekiva River Basin in Orlando, the proverbial abandoned and broke woman makes her way from her emptying shell of a suburban monolith into a real, income-producing life as a real estate agent.

The novel makes an excellent holiday gift for anyone interested in real estate sales because the protagonist makes all the mistakes new agents make. Among her careers, Carrol sold real estate for eight years in the Indianapolis area giving her background information for the book. Her husband, Lee, sold in Florida, providing her knowledge of Florida practices.

ISBN 1-4241-3936-8

I’ve spent a good share of my adult life writing and paid my first semester of college with a winning essay as part of the D. T. John Memorial Scholarship from Mary D. Bradford High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin. My background includes teaching, counseling, and sales. I served for ten years as a single parent counselor in two states. My final employment was a counseling position with the State of Florida serving disabled citizens. I also spent some eight years as a real estate salesperson and broker. I retired in 2001 to boxes of unfinished manuscripts and a goal of finally getting them right. So far, reviews are great and the effort continues. I have wonderful readers and value their input more than I can express. My support group is North Florida Writers, and I am proud to be a past president. The cliché says to write what you know, and that is exactly what I’m doing.

Back Bay Boston Basement (hitting the link takes you to Amazon) – a dirty family secret mystery in the wonderful setting of Boston’s Back Bay.

Marcea is eight when she is dropped off at her Aunt Claralyn’s Back Bay basement apartment. Her mother is dead and her brothers are sent to an aunt and uncle. Her father throws her belongings over the fence at Aunt Claralyn’s apartment, and she jumps back, fearing he might throw her over the fence as well. No one can ever quite tell what he’s going to do. He’s the core of the unspoken tragedies that shroud and haunt the Molnario family. Marcea grows up to ignore the advice of those who know and faces incredible challenges in the process.           

available at Amazon

Forever 107: A Common Sense Approach to Weight Loss – a simple, direct, self-managed weight loss program that costs little beyond paying attention to what you are doing and what you eat.  Available on lulu.com

 I recommend changes one at a time and modifications in lifestyle to bring about permanent weight loss. The changes you make are made forever. There is no need to be the overweight nation we are. This self-published short volume offers real solutions to those serious about weight loss.

Serious Survival: Skills for Single Parents – a question and answer book for primarily women faced with raising a family on  their own. Discussed are many issues faced by a single parent from keeping a roof over your head to dealing with a bad boss and an equally bad ex – often at the same time. The book is also an instant support group guide that provides solid questions for group discussions.

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Sex, Lies & Real Estate – a novel of loss and survival in the real estate industry – and a must read for anyone new or interested in a real estate career.

She knew he was cheating, but she couldn’t accept the idea. Not JoJo, she had the perfect, wonderful, fairy-tale marriage and two great little kids. It wasn’t supposed to be this way at all, but it is, and she’s left with a pack of bad promises and two children to support. She flees in the night and spends the early dawn breathing cold sea on the Tybee Island of her youth. As reality soaks through along with cold salt and sea, she realizes she’s left the kids with a too-young sitter and the car lights on – both all night. Worse, the convenience store clerk where she stops to use the phone because her cell is dead thinks she a prostitute.

JoJo makes her share of mistakes, but she does survive. Follow with her on her bumpy learning curve to a new life and a new career.

In progress:

Freud & Rags in St. Augustine – a novel of homelessness in the nations oldest city. The shelter in St. Augustine is housed in an ancient building at 40 Washington Street that dates to 1895 and once served as a dry goods store with the owner living upstairs. The facility is under siege from area residents wanting the shelter to move elsewhere – anywhere elsewhere.

 The shelter needs our support and help. Contact them through www.stfrancishouse.org or at

St. Francis House – offering shelter, food, hope

PO Box 3925

St. Augustine, FL 32085

904-829-8937