ABOUT THE AUTHOR

While working as a legal secretary for a law firm and juggling motherhood in Philadelphia, PA, Teri Woods completed her first novel, True to the Game. Teri submitted her story over a period of six years to more than twenty different publishers, all of whom rejected it. In 1998, Teri printed, bound, self-published, and began selling her book from the trunk of her car on the streets of Philadelphia and New York.

With support and encouragement of friends, Teri started her own publishing company, Meow Meow Productions, which later became Teri Woods Publishing. In the fall of 2007, Teri joined Grand Central Publishing, formerly known as Warner Books, with the re-release of True to the Game, as well as True to the Game II, True to the Game III, and Teri’s first hardcover, Alibi.

As the owner of Teri Woods Publishing, Teri has published twelve novels: True to the Game, Dutch, Dutch II, Deadly Reigns I, Deadly Reigns II, Angel, B-More Careful, The Adventures of Ghetto Sam, Triangle of Sins, Rectangle of Sins, Tell Me Your Name, and Double Dose. True to the Game, B-More Careful, Dutch, Triangle of Sins, Rectangle of Sins, Deadly Reigns I, Deadly Reigns II, and Angel have been featured on the Essence bestseller list numerous times collectively. True to the Game II and True to the Game III both hit the New York Times bestseller list.

Teri currently resides in New Jersey with her three children and is hard at work on her next novel.