Shemetra Bryant Duncan is a wife (to Leslie Duncan) and mother of three adult children (Anfernee, Aphrodites, and Essance). A grandmother of three (Heaven, Levi, and Yasen). She was born and raised in a small town (Kerens, Texas) southeast of Dallas, Texas. She has always had a passion for writing ever since she could remember using a pen(cil) and paper. She graduated Kerens High School against many odds, one was having two children. She has accepted God as the head of her life and serve Him every chance she can. She has two great parents (Michael Jernigan Sr. & Martha Bryant) who she loves to death. She has three younger brothers (Michael Jernigan Jr., Quinton Jernigan Sr., & Tyrone Evans), one special little sister (Shumelva Evans), and a host of special friends and family members.