Crystal Smith is a 25 year old NEW African American Author that has loved the art of literature ever since she could remember. Growing up she spent majority of her time writing short stories, poems, and music. She completed her first novel "Secrets in the A," at age 19 after graduating from Benjamin E Mays High School in Atlanta Georgia (2006). She later went on to attend Bauder College majoring in Criminal Justice while leaving her writing dreams behind for a short time. After years of completing amazing college papers, she decided to send her works to different publishing companies. In 2013