Author Edward Roy was born in 1945, to Erma L. Hill, at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a precocious child, who learned early in life how to use his talents to turn America’s wicked racial policies to his own advantage. Raised in Harlem, guided by a struggling, determined, and courageous mother who refused to allow the streets of Harlem to consume him, his brother or sisters. He escaped the rabid call of its streets and graduated high school steered by her and other dedicated mentors. He enlisted in the US Army’s Medical Corps, and served in Europe during the Cold War during the Vietnam Era. He received numerous awards and commendations before earning an honorable discharge.

With the help of his mother’s celebrated number business and the GI Bill, he earned his AAS, BS and MBA degrees. After retiring from banking and finance in corporate America, he developed his own real estate development business and built several properties from Massachusetts to the US Virgin Islands. Author Edward Roy now resides in Northern Virginia with his beautiful wife Dale of 53 years. They have two wonderful children and nine amazing grandchildren. He no longer plays numbers on 115th Street in Harlem. He now plays numbers on Wall Street.