Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M. J. Fievre moved to the United States in 2002. She currently writes from Miami. M. J.'s publishing career began as a teenager in Haiti. At nineteen-years-old, she signed her first book contract and has authored several books since then, including Black and Resilient and Badass Black Girl.
A professional singer, dancer, and actor, Carmen Jewel Jones has voiced commercial and industrial projects as well as numerous audiobooks. Her versatile voice brings to life characters in many genres of fiction. Carmen Jewel holds a BFA in theater arts from the University of Texas at Arlington.