About the Author

     Waltisa Jones is a model, actress, author, and advocate from Bunnlevel, North Carolina.

     A U.S. Army veteran, Waltisa served as an Automated Logistical Specialist beginning in 2007. She is a mother, and a woman who has turned her own story of survival, faith, and healing into work that helps others feel seen.

     Waltisa is the author of the Lumi children's book series, following Lumi, a little mouse, as she learns to face fear, find her voice, and come back to herself. The series includes Lumi and the Quiet Pain, Lumi and the Silent Room, Lumi Finds Her Voice, Lumi and the Shadow Below, Lumi Faces the Darkness, Lumi Comes Back to Herself, and Lumi Returns Home.

She is also the author of Grace Under Pressure and Pain, a memoir of survival, faith, and the strength to rise again, and of the Velvet and Valor: Little Lights Collection, Family is the Plug, and Built from Broken Pieces.

     As a model and actress, Waltisa has walked runways across the Carolinas, including Spartanburg Fashion Week, and has appeared in film and stage work. She is Miss Black International Ambassador for North Carolina and Ms. Belize 2026 with International Ambassador.

     Through her books, her modeling, and her advocacy, Waltisa writes and creates to continue her own healing and life's journey, and for anyone who has ever had to start over, and who is still rising.