Carol Spearman began writing in high school but had little time to do so during a career in social work, community development, business consulting, and teaching, while going to law school and raising a family. She has self-published four novels. The first, Firewall of the Mind, is a thriller related to today’s white nationalist political agenda, as is One Tap Too Many, written with her grandson. A second, The Lie Beyond, was inspired by her work in Europe trying to stop the trafficking of children. Her current novel, Gospatric – The Forgotten Earl, is a historical sequel to A Half Forgotten Dream, a story of grief, family history, DNA memory and reincarnation. Carol has worked and lived in the US and the UK, where her novels are often set.
Gospatric’s childhood is defined by loss. His uncle, King Duncan I, was killed by Macbeth. Five years later, his father and grandfather were defeated by Macbeth’s forces, attempting to avenge this death. Gospatric and his brother were protected by Siward, the powerful Earl of Northumbria. Gospat...