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Carole Ryder

Carole Ryder

One joke. One dog. One crazy midlife reinvention.

A funny tale of reinvention, Hollywood dreams, LA’s wacky dog culture and wellness gurus. Unleashed in LA arrives 28 August 2026.

3D cover of Unleashed in LA by Carole Ryder
Carole Ryder in a red convertible beneath the Hollywood sign

Los Angeles

Front cover of Unleashed in LA by Carole Ryder

Hollywood dreams. Canine chaos.

Welcome to Unleashed in LA

At a glamorous LA party, menopausal Brit Christine jokes that she reads literature to dogs. One white lie later, she has been hired to tame a famous producer’s uncontrollable German Shepherd—despite not liking dogs.

What follows is a warm, funny story about culture shock, second chances and the courage to start over.

Life behind the story

California moments

  • Carole Ryder with a bicycle beneath a vintage waterfront sign
  • Tall palm trees rising above Santa Monica Beach
  • A Paradise Cove Malibu surfboard sign beside the beach
  • Palm trees silhouetted against a pink Los Angeles sunset
  • Carole Ryder overlooking Santa Monica Beach in California
  • Palm trees at Ocean Avenue and California Avenue in Santa Monica
  • A curving coastal road overlooking Santa Monica Beach
  • Eucalyptus trees overlooking the Hollywood Hills
  • Carole Ryder at Angels Flight in Los Angeles
  • Snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains framed by eucalyptus trees
  • The cycle path winding through Santa Monica Beach
  • Sunset over Santa Monica Beach and its palm-lined coastline
  • A pale blue lifeguard tower and volleyball net on the beach
  • A yellow deckchair beneath palm trees on Santa Monica Beach
  • Carole Ryder beside the beach and pier in Malibu
  • A lone palm tree and volleyball net beneath a blue sky
  • A rocky cove and quiet beach on the Malibu coast
  • Cormorants perched on rocks off the Malibu coast
  • An oceanfront table overlooking a rocky Malibu beach
  • Carole Ryder and a companion at an oceanfront table in Malibu
  • A quiet Malibu beach beneath sunlit cliffs
  • A panoramic view across Santa Monica Beach and the Pacific Ocean
Carole Ryder by the waterfront in Dorset

Meet the author

Carole Ryder

Born in Liverpool and now living on the Dorset coast, Carole drew on eight sun-soaked years in Los Angeles, a lifelong love of literature and the unforgettable police dogs of her childhood to write her debut novel.

Talks and interviews

Let’s talk reinvention, writing and dogs

Carole is available for author talks, book events and interviews about Unleashed in LA, creative reinvention and the real dog behind the novel.

Illustration of a seated German Shepherd

Get in touch

Carole would love to hear from readers and is available for author talks, book events and interviews about Unleashed in LA, writing, reinvention and the real story of Glynn.