Dustin Carter is an up-and-coming author, writer, wordsmith, and overall lover of words who published his first novel, “Cortez: A Texas Tale, " in 2020. He has since published a second novel, “Guadalupe: A Human Trafficking Story,” which debuted in November 2021. His third novel is set to release on December 1, 2024, titled "The Veteran."

Writing books was not always Dustin's plan. He grew up in South Texas and has lived in Gonzales, Corpus Christi, and the Austin area for most of his life. As a kid, he spent a lot of time daydreaming when he was not getting into trouble with his pals. 

For a few years after high school, Dustin tried to find something for himself, but the world always came crashing down on him, so he joined the military. Very soon after joining the Army, Dustin found his way in life and ended up in Tikrit, Iraq, where he would connect with his love for books while trying his best to avoid car bombs, IEDs, and mortars. As soon as his deployment was over, he packed everything he owned in his truck and made his way to Corpus Christi for college. In his first English class, Dustin started writing and came up with a few stories he enjoyed. Over the next few years, he tried his hand at writing, but it never worked out. When he was about to graduate with his MBA, he started daydreaming again, just like when he was a kid. He had a job that took him to the Texas-Mexico border a few times a month. He usually drove by himself and found himself daydreaming and plotting his stories on his journeys. When the days were over, instead of going to happy hour or out with friends, Dustin went to work putting these thoughts down on paper, and soon he had over a hundred pages typed. He continued writing every night after he put his kids to sleep until he finished “Cortez A Texas Tale.” The dreams didn’t stop there; as soon as he finished writing Cortez, he instantly started writing Guadalupe A Human Trafficking Story.

Dustin is a native Texan who refuses to bend to society’s norms and constantly questions how the world works. He has been up and down in the world and has seen the good and bad it has to offer.