Shonda Cheekes - 1970
A native of Miami Florida, got her start in the publishing industry as a freelance publicist in 1997. She has since written three novels; Another Man's Wife, In The Midst Of It All, and her recent release, DeCoy's, Inc.; along with two short stories; Lessons Learned featured in Blackgentlemen.com and Silent Suffering featured in Breaking The Cycle, winner of the 2006 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.
Shonda now resides in the Metro Atlanta area with her husband and two children.