Carrie is a graduate of Purdue University and Loyola University Chicago School of Law and is a former attorney. Now she favors raising children on beach blankets and writing in the sun. Carrie resides in Coronado with her husband and two children. She is a proud member of many local organizations including the Coronado Yacht Club (where she writes the monthly social column for The Whiskerpole), the Coronado Historical Association, P.A.T.T., and the Coronado Schools Foundation.  A writer for Coronado’s Patch as well as other local online news sources, you can learn more about Carrie, her novel in progress and her blog Pencil in Paradise at www.carriekeyes.com.