Carter was born on January 24, 1986, in Detroit, Michigan, where she currently resides.[when?] She wrote fan fiction before she wrote her first original story. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Screen Arts and Cultures. She also earned a First Degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do from Progressive Martial Arts.[citation needed]
Published works
Middle Grade books
The Zac Trilogy
Blue Car Nights (originally published as Phoenix Ashes in 2002)
Words Without Rhyme (November 1, 2004)
Leaving to Stay (November 1, 2004)
Simon Thorn
Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den (Bloomsbury, February 2, 2016)
Animox - Das Heulen der Wölfe, German translation, (Oetinger, August 22, 2016)
Simon Thorn and the Viper's Pit (Bloomsbury, February 7, 2017)
Animox - Das Auge der Schlange, German translation, (Oetinger, March 20, 2017)
Simon Thorn and the Shark's Cave (Bloomsbury, February 6, 2018)
Animox - Die Stadt der Haie, German translation, (Oetinger, October 23, 2017)
Simon Thorn and the Black Widow’s Web (unpublished)
Animox – Der Biss der Schwarzen Witwe, German translation, (Oetinger, July, 2018)
Simon Thorn and the Eagle’s Lair (unpublished)
Animox - Der Flug des Adlers, German translation, (Oetinger, February 25, 2019)
Die Erben der Animox, Die Beute des Fuchses
Die Erben der Animox, Das Gift des Oktopus
Standalone
Curse of the Phoenix (June 8, 2021)
Der Fluch des Phönix, German translation (Oetinger, May 9, 2020)