Allison Grace

Allison Grace always knew she was a bit different and proves it every time with a new novel. Allison began her love affair with words at a tender age and grew to become an avid reader and writer going on to create an extensive catalog of unpublished works including poetry and short stories.

Allison’s passion for words began in early childhood, she had always been fond of reading about life, love, poetry and short stories. As she matured, she challenged herself to hone her craft, exploring various story lines and navigating into the tumultuous world of adult relationships. Throughout her teen & young adult years she decided to put pen to paper and indulge one of her fantasies, to become a writer. Some of her favorite authors include Donald Goines, VC Andrews, Jackie Collins, Judy Blume and ZANE. This eccentric choice of novels allowed her to see different genres, writing styles and what they entailed. Each were very different and taught her a lot with regards to target audiences, storylines, and descriptions. Nothing prepared her however for her venture into Urban Literature.

Allison's first experience with Urban Lit began when she, as an avid reader was contacted by an unknown publishing company to join their team and assist in promoting their novels. Allison jumped at the chance and was soon an official Street Team/Pep Squad member of the "Cartel Publications" spearheaded by Essence Best-selling Author T Styles and her partner Vice President, Charisse Washington. They both would play an important role in Allison's literary career later on as mentors. Their influences and support caused Allison to create her online radio show. Authors interviewed include Takerra Allen, K.D Harris, Jason Poole, Iesha Brown, and much more. This allowed Allison access to an industry untapped where new and established authors were able to speak with her regarding novels they wanted to promote.

It is with that unwavering tenacity that we’ve arrived at this point. Allison’s first venture into self publication “Broken Promises Never Mend” became available in paperback in January 2010. She proved that by releasing a follow up to her debut less than a year later showing naysayers that she wasn't a one hit wonder. The sizzling sequel “Bound By Lies” debuted on amazon for Kindle, February 2011 to rave reviews and is still causing mouths to drop with an ending that rivals its predecessor.

Allison followed up with a novel for the streets entitled "Bittersweet" which showed the world that she was here to stay. During a brief hiatus, Allison returned to the scene penning back to back hits such as "Bitch Clique Reloaded", "Prepaid Mistress", "Prepaid Mistress 2" and "Blaque Widow".

Allison is currently the managing editor of the literary magazine "Intellectual Ink Magazine" and one half of the publishing company Sticky Situations. Along with building her own individual brand, Allison has a full plate which she will not complain about because the plan is to EAT!

"I was blessed to enter this industry and know how hard it is, so the least I can do is give back." she says with a gleam in her eye and a smile on her face. This native New Yorker prides herself in assisting others and promotes literacy to her children.

This isn't the end of Allison Grace and we can tell she's got a long way to go but the rewards have been phenomenal.