Janet Johnson Anderson is an author, award-winning poet, and freelance writer. She enjoyed a career in advertising and remains a marketing consultant. She is an advocate for the special needs population, and for women and girls in difficult parts of the world who have been abused, abducted, and sold into the sex trade with little recourse. Where there are no resources, shelters, or authorities to turn to, she assists women who are learning job skills to become self-sufficient. She believes understanding such hardships can lead to change, and hopes her book will encourage dialogue on behalf of the many who remain voiceless. Born and raised along Chicago's North Shore, she lives in Huntsville, AL, is married, and has two grown daughters.