In her first ever self published book, author Dawn Baylis-Faison, opens up to readers about her very personal and challenging life. Baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost on October 9, 1983 under the late Bishop William L. Bonner (Solomon’s Temple), Dawn decides to walk away from God after the death of her beloved father. As she navigates us through the journey of her life, we see the many overwhelming obstacles and setbacks she faced as a teenager and adult from that decision.

Dawn’s captivating chapter titles such as; “Never Going Back Again”, “Walking Dead”, “Wifely Duties, With a Girlfriend Status”, and the thought provoking, “Stripping Ain’t Easy”, will have readers fully engaged until the end of the book.

With all of life’s lessons she had to learn along the way, while still trying to maintain her sanity, Dawn realizes it was nothing but “God’s Mercy” that kept her. No matter whom you are, what you have done, or where you are in life, with his love and an open heart and mind, God can pull you in also from, “Straddling the Fence.”

Dawn is a native of Ypsilanti MI, and graduated from Eastern Michigan University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, a minor in psychology and an associate’s degree in Human Services from Washtenaw Community College. In 2005, she attended School of The Spirit at King of Kings, in Westland MI and became an ordained minister. In 2017, she continued the call of God on her life, when she was licensed as an Elder under the leadership of Apostle Willie M. Thornton of King of Kings International Ministries.

Dawn is married to actor Carlos Faison, CEO of Miles Away Music Group. She is the mother of 3 beautiful natural daughters, 1 bonus daughter, 2 bonus sons, and 3 son-in-laws. When she’s not writing or being a loving grandmother to her 13 grandchildren, Dawn is a working model with film and commercial credits as an actress.