Deep End of the Lake

2023 Christian Indie Awards Finalist
2021 Golden Scroll Award Winner

Who Says Giving Up Dreams Isn't Success?

Ally Cervantes has all she wants in life—an upcoming wedding, a chance to prove herself with a writing gig, and two great kids. But her life turns for the worse when the unexpected happen and she soon finds herself struggling with a rebellious teen daughter, a shaky job, and a shakier engagement. With her newfound faith acting as a life preserver, Ally discovers if you’re in the deep end of the lake, you’d better learn how to swim. Although fiction, Deep End of the Lake, is written from the authors’ personal compassion for families who have the privilege and responsibility to care for a child with a disability. Having worked with autistic students, Carol has seen first-hand the stress and demands these parents face and wanted to capture in a story those pressures, all while providing the encouragement that a beautiful hope and faith can bring into the struggles.

Carol is an author of two other books, Changing Zip Codes (a devotional) and Lake Surrender (an inspirational novel) She has been a freelance writer for 20 years as well as a newspaper reporter. Her recreation therapy degree and her teacher aide experience in special ed classes, her years in Michigan and numerous camp jobs qualifies her to write this heart-rendering novel.