Cassandra Ulrich was born on the beautiful island of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, located east of Puerto Rico. Living in the tropics allowed her imagination and day dreams to flourish. For years, she wrote poetry and entered competitions. However, only many years later did she discover joy in writing stories longer than a few pages.She published her first young adult novel, “A Beautiful Girl”, in April 2011. The inspirational novel has already touched many hearts ranging from teens to adults.Her second novel, “Love’s Intensity”, is a teen paranormal romance and was released on July 11, 2013.Her third, “Billiard Buddies”, a New Adult romance novella, was released on May 24, 2014.On June, 25, 2014, she published/released “Real Purpose: You Are Special”, poetry written while in high school and college. She released “Life Experienced” later that summer.On June 25, 2016, she published/released two more poetic compilations: “Encouraging Through Sharing: A Christian’s Perspective” and “A Love Gift”."I Exist. Hear Me." won first place in the South Jersey Writers’ Group 2018 Poetry Contest, short story, “Adelle and Brandon” was released on August 29, 2018, short story Zale’s Tale won a spot in “Beach Fun” released by Cat & Mouse Press in October 2018, and short story Battle at Kitee made it to the semi-finals in the Mad Scientist 2019 Science Fiction Writing contest.In 2020, she released the print version of "Love's Intensity" in July, new NA Romantic Comedy "If It Kills Me" in September, and new YA Sci Fi Adventure "Danny R.O.S.S." in November.In 2021, two non-fiction stories made it into two Chicken Soup for the Soul books: “I’m Speaking Now” and “Tough Times Won’t Last But Tough People Will.”"Just Between Us," a Black/African American romance, was released on January 20, 2022.She is also a Do What’s Write Writer’s Group & Podcast co-host.