Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker is the award winning, Essence bestselling author of Flipside of the Game and Game Over. She is also a contributing writer to the anthologies: Cream and Kiss The Year Goodbye. Whitaker was awarded the Ella Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois International Award for fiction writing. Her most recent title, The Ex Factor has been featured in several magazines such as Vibe Vixen and Romantic Times Book Review as one of the hottest, sensual, and humorous tales released this year. Whitaker lives in New Jersey with her husband and their children.