Jamila D. Smith was raised in Massachusetts and Indiana. She became inspired to pursue her writing talents during early childhood. Smith has enjoyed creating fictional stories with passion, suspense and action plots. She holds a masters degree in social work and Secondary Education, and is currently pursuing certification in Language Arts. Her ultimate goal is to become certified in English as a second language (ESL) so she can teach high school students. Smith has previously counseled adolescents, and has worked with special needs students. Currently, she teaches ESL to immigrant adults. She