Michael Carter was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. During his youth he predominantly worked in trades and musical entertainment, honing a creative mind and passion for storytelling. It wasn’t until Michael had children of his own that this passion was properly put to use, imagining various tales to help his kids fall asleep. This was where the beginnings of his first published work The Secret Bird came to fruition. Now a retired father of five young men, Michael has found the time to properly dedicate himself to fulfilling a lifelong wish of being a published author.
The lives of the Royal Family of Bellagem are taken on a journey through a magical realm created by the least likely of things to bring it about. Something small and seemingly insignificant causes an enormous change within this little kingdom. A place where no one would expect such a thing to happen...