Vonna Ivory Joseph was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. She made Atlanta, Georgia her home as a teenager, where her stories are chiefly centered. Joseph joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Grand Forks, North Dakota where she met her husband and started her family. Her critically acclaimed first novel, Good Enough, explores classic barriers to love - barriers such as class, family obligations and skillfully disguised insecurities. Ultimately, Joseph writes stories about love that challenge the notion, if love knows no barriers, "Why not you?" Joseph currently lives in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, Demetrius and three children, where she loves to entertain friends and work with under served teens.