Jim Carter was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. He grew up in the Forth Worth, Texas, area. He spent twenty years in the United States Navy. After he retired from the navy, he went to college and earned a master’s degree in psychological counseling. He worked for fifteen years for Civil Service in three different departments. He now lives in the beautiful Texas hill country with his two dogs, a dachshund named Duke and a terrier named Ashton. He is greeted every morning by deer, wild turkeys, and many other species of birds. Besides novels, he writes short stories, essays, and poetry.