C. Darayl, a California native, is a graduate of Cal State Northridge. She discovered her love for writing books as a child, during which she read voraciously. Her elementary teachers soon noticed her talent for creative writing, and put her on the school newspaper. The accolades continued through high school, and she soon determined that she would follow in the footsteps of her favorite authors, Toni Morrison and Terri McMillan. Life had it's way and CDarayl would eventually begin a career in the public sector and become the mother of five daughters. Her love for her children and desire to put them first culminated in her desire to put her ambitions to the side. But, she still had an itch to create. She tried to scratch it with blogging, her 2nd love. She did that for a few years while also working full time and raising her children. But the desire to become an author never left her and it wasn't long before she had three novels sketched out. CDarayl decided to go with BabyGirl: the Novel for her debut into the literary world because she wanted to bring to life her ghetto-fabulous alter-ego, Sage, and pay homage to the little girl growing up in South Central Los Angeles that loved to read. Her first novel is a hit with readers and she is now the author of 2 more pieces and loves the response from her fans.