I grew up in the City of Detroit. Although I hate sharing the negative experiences of being Detroiter such as the violence, crime, and death. There's no way to get around it. In my writing, I often have an edginess to my work that involves violence and death.

The good news is that I also learned perseverance and escapism through reading as a child. I would ride my bike to the neighborhood Detroit Public Library (DPL) branch and checkout amazing science fiction, paranormal, and fantasy stories. These stories broadened my perspective, helped me to dream big, and gave me a healthy love for libraries which is why I also chose to become a librarian as well as an author.

It took thirty years for me to accept my calling as a writer of "unusual stories." Always writing edgy tales that pushed the envelope. I learned to hide my violent, heart-pumping,and tragically romantic stories from family and friends. It wasn't until I joined RWA that I began to share my stories openly and take the plunge.

I always write speculative fiction stories with strong heroines who fight back, sometimes to the death. Iniko is the story of a Warrior Goddess in a tragic romance. She must save her child from her estranged husband who is possessed by an ancient evil and bent on sacrificing the girl in a bloody ritual. This story has many hard issues such as Trokosi slave wives, female genital mutilation, and violence. There's a ton of action and readers meet an African Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses.

I enjoy sharing stories of triumph. I love it when my heroines are pushed to the edge and the reader is uncertain as to whether she will survive. These are difficult stories to write but I enjoy "good" triumphing over "evil."

I truly enjoy reading Octavia Butler, Kenya Wright, A.D. Koboah, Deanna Zhollis and Seressia Glass. These women have amazing stories that should be read and discussed often.

I get really excited to hear from readers who love my work. Oftentimes, they share inspiring stories of how they overcame difficult situations or how my books gave them a sense of how they can persevere.