Dr. JB was born in Barnwell South Carolina. He is the 7th of 8 siblings. He served in two branches of the military, Army and Air Force. He holds a Ph.D in Cinema Studies, a Master's degree in Education, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Management and an Associate's degree in Applied Science. He is a nationally registered EMT from the Air Force. He started writing plays, poetry and short stories at the age of 12, then move on to music, books and movie scripts some years later. Forbidden Love is the 8th of 17 scripts and four books that he has written, to include a children's book entitled Poppy, The Maskless Anti-Bullying Guinea Pig.