Chandra Sparks Splond is the author of Spin It Like That, which was chosen as a 2009 Popular Paperback for Young Adults by the Young Adult Library Services Association, as well as The Pledge, which is a 2010 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and The Pledge's sequel, The Promise as well as The Greatest Gift of All and He's Got Game. She is the owner of Sparks Publishing House and has edited manuscripts by both aspiring and established authors and is a frequent workshop presenter and speaker. Her clients have included several New York Times and Essence bestselling authors. In addition to working for Kensington Publishing as the consulting editor for Arabesque romance, Sparks has also done work for Random House, Moody Publishers, Kimani Press (formerly known as BET Books), and Hyperion. She was a contributing editor for Hope for Women magazine and has also worked for Good Housekeeping, Brides Noir, Weddingpages, Newsday, The Morning Call and Romantic Times. Splond resides in Birmingham, Alabama, with her family and is a member of Forty-fifth Street Baptist Church.To find out more about Splond, visit her online at www.chandrasparkssplond.com or www.facebook.com/booksbychandrasparkssplond.