Life And Career
Shalona was born in St Petersburg, Florida, the daughter of Katie Mae Smiley (who worked 3 jobs just to make ends meet). According to Shalona, her maternal grandmother is Eddie Mae James (was Indian and African) whom her or her mother Katie never knew because she was poisoned when Shalona's mother was just 6 weeks old. Her Grandfather Clarence was never known by Katie Shalona's mother or by Shalona. Shalona is the last of 15 children and was raised in St Petersburg, Florida. Shalona began writing at the age of five and continued on in Elementary School where she won a writing contest for grandparents day. She remembers that day just as clear as it was yesterday. The poem went like this. "Grandparents are the sunshine of my life because they care a lot they let you know that they care about you. When someone lets you down grandparents are right by your side to cheer you up again. That's why grandparents are the sunshine of my life. She did well for someone who never had grandparents. She read her poem in front of about 60 grandparents and they loved it.
Shalona went on to middle school and then on to High School. In High School she continued to write and one of her papers that was written talked about the last days and Jesus's return. He teacher loved it and so did her classmates. She was asked to read the paper over and over again. One of her teachers in the business department took Shalona under her wing and began to teach her how to use computers and how to type. It wasn't long after that Shalona was writing programs for the school. Shalona also received the turnaround achievement award for her school in her senior year of High School. In her senior year she was given the assignment of typing up Honor Roll certificates for students on the Honor Roll. She typed them up each semester including her own. She was also a member of FBLA (Future Business Leaders Of America) and also participated in Baccalaureate.
Personal Life
Shalona is the mother of three children. In her 8th grade year she me her first child's father and at the age of 16 she became a mother for the first time. Shalona continued to go to school and graduated from High School and 10 days later she gave birth to another child. Many were shocked because they didn't even know she was pregnant. When she began college she gave birth to her third child the second semester. Three years later she gave birth to her fourth child which only lived ten months.
Career
Soul on Fire Publishing was founded October 9th 2008 by CEO Shalona L Amos. Shalona started Soul on Fire Publishing while sitting in her dining room one day after completing school work. Despite the fact that she had been going through a very rough period in her life she pushed through and started her own publishing company. The fire in Soul On Fire represents the Holy Spirit.
Shalona's first project was Diary of a Sex Addict: Based on a True Story. After speaking with a woman from Tampa, Florida Shalona knew this woman had a story that needed to be told.. She sat down and took notes for three days and stayed up day and night only getting three to four hours of sleep a night. It was like something was working through her and it wasn't until her project was finished that she was able to rest. The book was complete just one week and a half later. Soon it was time to release her baby to the world. The response she received was shocking and she realized how Diary of a Sex Addict had touched so many lives. Many received the message while others just didn't get it, they became blinded by the sex scenes inside the book. We often hear about male sex addicts but not female sex addicts. Diary of a Sex Addict allows readers to be that fly on the wall and also to gives them the ability to see things how Tiffany saw them. This book will touch you emotionally, spiritually, sexually, and mentally.
Raw & Uncut by Lovelle was released in November 2009. Lovelle takes the readers on and erotic journey through St Petersburg Florida where she writes about true events. Many of the events are mind blowing and all are very well written.
Girl, Come and get your Blessings was released in November 2009. Shalona decided to write the inspirational book for women after many of the readers read her letter to readers in her first novel Diary of a Sex Addict. Before writing this book Shalona prayed and meditated night and day. Not only will her book inspire you but it will also empower you as well. This is a book that can be kept by the nightstand and read over and over again. Shalona includes stories from women that have overcome many things in life allowing other women to see what they have been through and then she takes it one step farther....she shares her story as well. After a bit of thought Shalona decided to tell the world what she has never told anyone until now about her life. She knows that it will help someone else and may be able to change someone else's life for the better. She also shares with the readers the lyrics of the song that she heard the angels singing one day as she awoke from her sleep. The amazing thing about it is that she knew every word!
Shalona is currently getting ready to go into ministry.
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