TRISHA R. THOMAS is the author of "Un-Nappily in Love", "Nappily in Bloom, Nappily Faithful", "Roadrunner", "Would I Lie To You", and "Nappily Ever After", which was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Her debut novel was optioned by Halle Berry and Universal Pictures for adaptation to film. Trisha lives in Riverside, California.