Janice was born in Guyana, South America and migrated to the USA in 1980. Although her citizenship certificate now reads the United States of America, she considers herself a citizen of the world. Sure she has not physically been around the world and back, but she's travelled in her mind and dreams. Janice is also the proud mother of teenage boys.Janice is an author. She enjoys writing about social issues and personal experiences. Janice's debut release was entitled Damaged Girls. She uses the three books in that series to detail the effects of different forms of abuse, discussing issues that are known to be taboo. Her latest release, Jumping Ship, is a dedication to her country of birth and an introductory novella to the Island Hopping Series - due out in 2014. It's poised to be a colorful and emotional experience of life, love and family.Janice enjoys reading. And is drawn to stories with distinct characters that she can love or hate, characters she can form alliances with or characters that she can swear off and despise. She is also weak for a good cultural tale, preferably in the form of historical fiction. Janice loves to be taken off guard by clever language and settings.Janice is also a devout supporter and promoter of other authors through social media. She hosts a weekly show, Cultural Cocktails, on the largest social radio network, Blog Talk Radio.You can also connect with Janice G. Ross on -Talk show: www.blogtalkradio.com/culturalcocktailsBlog: http://jgrwriter.wordpress.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/JGRWriterFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultural.CocktailsGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/104579627944902429382/posts/p/pub?partnerid=gplp0LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/janice-ross/58/691/894/