In the early 60s, her father owned his own cab in NY,which was unusual for a Black man armed with a tenth grade education.

Jean's debut novel Ace of Hearts started in 1980, in answer to a bet with her younger sister, Lori, yet it wasn't published until 2007. Two years later, Black Jack was released and Deuces Wild was released10/10/10 on her 60th birthday! In November, 2011, she completed Full House, the 4th and final novel of her Deck of Cardz series. The moral of her story: Never give up your dream.

Jean now lives in Villa Rica, GA with her husband, Fred and their dogs, Kayla, a Lhasa Apso and Max, an Afghan. Their six grown children all live nearby. They have eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Jean is the managing partner of her publishing house, PHE Ink - Writing Solutions Firm.