Carole KastrinosCarole Kastrinos grew up in a large multicultural family with lots of siblings. Living in Montreal, Canada, and New York City, she speaks several languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, and a couple of dialects. Raised by an overprotectve yet loving grandmother who did not allow them to play outdoors much, from the age of eleven Carole began writing stories to entertain the family. Later, she graduated from Queens College, City University of New York with degrees in linguistics and secondary education. She has been an English as a Second Language teacher for over two decades and is dedicated to her students.Carole now lives in Virginia. She and her late husband are the proud parents of four boys and have four grandchildren. Her passions include horses, writing, gardening, and pro wrestling. Read More Read Less