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Guadalupe: A Human Trafficking Story
For Guadalupe and Antonio, moving to America almost seemed too good to be true. They grew up living a hard life in Honduras, and when the opportunity came to move to Houston, Texas, they jumped at it.
Soon after leaving home, they realized this dream of America was not all they dreamed it would be.
They encounter some of the world’s most dangerous people on their journey to Texas and will forever have to live with their decision to leave home for what they thought was the American dream.
Human Trafficking is a major issue not only in America but worldwide. The things that happen to these victims is sickening. As you read Guadalupe A Human Trafficking Story you will read graphic details about these horrors. I hope they make you cringe and open your eyes to what is happening worldwide.
Thank you for taking the time to purchase and read my book. I really appreciate it.
Dustin Carter
Soon after leaving home, they realized this dream of America was not all they dreamed it would be.
They encounter some of the world’s most dangerous people on their journey to Texas and will forever have to live with their decision to leave home for what they thought was the American dream.
Human Trafficking is a major issue not only in America but worldwide. The things that happen to these victims is sickening. As you read Guadalupe A Human Trafficking Story you will read graphic details about these horrors. I hope they make you cringe and open your eyes to what is happening worldwide.
Thank you for taking the time to purchase and read my book. I really appreciate it.
Dustin Carter
234 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 26, 2021
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About the author
Dustin Carter
4 books9 followersDustin Carter is an up and coming author, writer, wordsmith, and overall lover of words who published his first novel in 2020 titled “Cortez A Texas Tale.” He has since published a second novel titled, “Guadalupe A Human Trafficking Story,” which debuted in November of 2021.
Writing books was not always the plan for Dustin. He grew up in South Texas and has lived in Gonzales, Corpus Christi, and the Austin area for most of his life. He spent a lot of time daydreaming as a kid 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 many different diplomas on his walls, but he is most proud of the GED and MBA. He has been up and down in the world and has seen the good and bad it has to offer.
Dustin is currently working on a book about veterans and the struggles they face with PTSD.
Writing books was not always the plan for Dustin. He grew up in South Texas and has lived in Gonzales, Corpus Christi, and the Austin area for most of his life. He spent a lot of time daydreaming as a kid 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 many different diplomas on his walls, but he is most proud of the GED and MBA. He has been up and down in the world and has seen the good and bad it has to offer.
Dustin is currently working on a book about veterans and the struggles they face with PTSD.
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December 30, 2023
Heartbreaking. Damaging. The type of story that everyone needs to read.
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It’s horrifying to think that this happens in reality, that trafficking is such a prevalent and critical matter. And while it’s horrifying to think about it, this is some people’s reality. Millions of people’s reality. There’s more people enslaved today than there ever have been.
The author gives life to what a lot of Westerners have turned a blind eye on, telling us to look where it's needed. Look where the media isn't pointing; look at what some politicians, government officials, and those high in power are complicit in.
It’s a harsh reality, but it’s time for Western society to accept that we’ve been worrying about the smallest of things in life, quite unremarkable things, really. We worry about things that currently enslaved peoples could only dream of, because we’ve become too comfortable in this life. Honestly, we worry about some of the dumbest shit (of which I am definitely guilty of, for example, crying like a baby when I can'tstart a fire) while there are children right in the US who are living a life no adult should even have to endure.
Thank you to Dustin for writing about such harrowing but albeit pertinent topics. Keep writing, the world needs to hear your stories.
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It’s horrifying to think that this happens in reality, that trafficking is such a prevalent and critical matter. And while it’s horrifying to think about it, this is some people’s reality. Millions of people’s reality. There’s more people enslaved today than there ever have been.
The author gives life to what a lot of Westerners have turned a blind eye on, telling us to look where it's needed. Look where the media isn't pointing; look at what some politicians, government officials, and those high in power are complicit in.
It’s a harsh reality, but it’s time for Western society to accept that we’ve been worrying about the smallest of things in life, quite unremarkable things, really. We worry about things that currently enslaved peoples could only dream of, because we’ve become too comfortable in this life. Honestly, we worry about some of the dumbest shit (of which I am definitely guilty of, for example, crying like a baby when I can'tstart a fire) while there are children right in the US who are living a life no adult should even have to endure.
Thank you to Dustin for writing about such harrowing but albeit pertinent topics. Keep writing, the world needs to hear your stories.
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