Tonya Phillips, author of "Faces of Shame", joined Opal Book Publishing to debut her next novel, after having such a bad experience with her first written novel.

"Faces of Shame" is a story of three siblings, who were refused of their mother's love while growing up and struggle to find a way to forgive 'Mama Dorothy', due to her constant downfall with substance abuse.

Tonya Phillips, a mother of three, hopes to become a well accomplished author through Opal Book Publishing and stresses to other writers that "they should be passionate about their writing and put their best into their work."  She currently resides in District Heights, MD and works as a Special Police Officer for the DC Public School System.

She's also currently working on her next project In the Eyes of a Thug!