Shelia Marie Goss (born September 16, 1968) is an American author, freelance writer, and

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. Shelia Goss was born in

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and grew up with both of her parents and two brothers. Her parents expressed the importance of education, so after four years at

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, LA Shelia received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 1990. She went on to work in corporate America prior to pursuing a career as a writer. Goss is a bestselling author for

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and Essence Magazine for ''My Invisible Husband'' and ''Roses are Thorns, Violets are True''. She has received many accolades including being listed in the book "Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African-American Women in Literature." In addition to writing fiction, Shelia is the managing editor and a writer fo
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Retrieved on 7 February 2008 In February 2008, Goss released her fourth novel, ''Double Platinum''.

Literary honors

* 2009 EDC Creations Top Books Award - His Invisible Wife * 2009 Amazon Best seller - His Invisible Wife, The Ultimate Test, & Splitsville * 2008 BlackWebAwards.com - Best Female Author Site * Disilgoldsoul 2007 YOUnity Guild Award - Most Outstanding Book Debut Promotions- "Paige’s Web" * Infini's Outstanding Author 2006 * Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African-American Women in Literature * ESSENCE MAGAZINE Bestsellers List * #1 Black Expressions.com Bestseller * Honorable mention in a New York Times article & Writer's Digest article * 2004 OneSwan Productions Female Author of the Year * Three Shades of Romance Magazine Reader's Choice Awards * Dallas Morning News Bestseller

References

External links

Shelia Goss website
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