Alretha Thomas, now a TV actress, award-winning playwright, and an award-winning novelist, had to overcome a childhood of trauma before becoming successful. After suffering second-degree burns as a three-year-old that forced her to have to learn how to walk again, she was molested repeatedly by a family associate. In elementary school she suffered beatings at the hands of her step-father. By age 14, she found her mother dead in their house. With resilience and faith, she has gone on to have a very fruitful career in the creative arts. Her newest novel, The Daughter Between Them, was just named one of the best indie thrillers of the year by Kirkus Reviews. Over a combined half-million copies of her earlier books have been sold and downloaded. The Daughter Between Them is a psychological thriller about two mothers that is told in two timelines—2009 and 2019. One is an elementary school nurse living in New York who battles mental health issues. The other is a news reporter living in California who aspires to be the first African American editor at the newspaper where she works.  Both women are harboring life-changing secrets, involving a missing child and an attack.  As the story unfolds, it’s revealed that these women have a past connection. The two stories converge in a very explosive finale.“I am always telling people it is never too late to pursue your dreams, whether it is because they got off to a rough start in life like I did, or because it is getting late in life and you realize, like I did, that it is time to go after what you really want,” says Alretha. “Your past does not have to ruin or even dictate your future.”


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