Falencia Jean-Francois, a proud Haitian immigrant, is an author and educator living in Pittsburgh with her wife, two cats, and dog. She has loved storytelling since her first-grade teacher challenged her to write her own fable. Falencia has published two novellas, After Hours and Cinderella, and Devil of the Deep is her debut novel. Falencia believes that words hold immense power, and she is committed to using them to fight oppression.