{"bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "\u201cI love boxing. I love Hallmark movies. I love fishing. I love scrapbooking. Nope, I've never fit into the boxes people have wanted to put me in.\u201d ~Robin Caroll is definitely a contradiction, but one that beckons you to get to know her better.\r\n\r\nBorn and raised in Louisiana, Robin is a southerner through and through. Her passion has always been to tell stories to entertain others. Robin\u2019s mother, bless her heart, is a genealogist who instilled in Robin the deep love of family and pride of heritage\u2014two aspects Robin weaves into each of her 16 published novels. When she isn\u2019t writing, Robin spends time with her husband of twenty-plus years, her three beautiful daughters and two handsome grandsons, and their character-filled pets at home\u2014in the South, where else? She gives back to the writing community by serving as Conference Director for ACFW. Her books have finaled/placed in such contests as the Carol Award, Holt Medallion, RT Reviewer's Choice Award, Bookseller's Best, and Book of the Year.  \r\n\r\nAn avid reader herself, Robin loves hearing from and chatting with other readers. Although her favorite genre to read is mystery/suspense, of course, she\u2019ll read just about any good story. Except historicals! To learn more about this author of deep South mysteries of suspense to inspire your heart, visit Robin\u2019s website at www.robincaroll.com."}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2012-08-26T13:04:46.998328"}, "latest_revision": 3, "name": "Robin Caroll", "key": "/authors/OL3497658A", "photos": [7235755], "birth_date": "19 August", "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-30T09:38:13.731961"}, "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "revision": 3}