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Visit The Black West site Gwandine’s passion and persistence in creative writing and art stems from childhood when she preferred to write stories and illustrate as opposed to playing. Her former professors complimented her creative writing and art skills. She utilized her background skills and honed in her writing gift to create fictitious characters. She has published inspirational western adventure novels, British-inspired mysteries, and inspirational poetry. The following titles are her works of literature: The Black Cowboy, The Preacher, and the Lady; Beauford Place; A Love Worth Finding; The Ethiopian Princess and the Cameroon Knight; Mystery in Manalapan; The Disguised Debutante; Edgar Byrd Mysteries; Miss Tillie Tipton Tea Cozy Mysteries; Maxi*Millian Mysteries; Maxine Brown Mysteries; Mystery Mouse; Angela Harris, Esq., Mysteries; Mrs. Mystery-a compilation of mystery and suspense short stories; Jade Qi in Angel Eyes; and Poetic Peace. Other works consist of her graphic novels: The Anointed Atura and Jade Qi graphic novels, which feature her comic book characters, illustration, inking, and dialogue skills. She created Xerzinia, a lovely African-American cut-out collectible figure complete with accessories and apparel designed by Gwandine.

Visit Mrs. Mystery's Website She desired to become traditionally published through one of the leading romance novel publishers. After conducting extensive research, she realized that African-Americans made numerous achievements historically after being emancipated and that all-Black western towns existed historically. Upon learning that Black cowboys existed, she became enthusiastic and started writing Black western stories. Although her stories and characters are fictional, African-American cowboys have existed since the dawn of the cowboy era as well as the historical accounts of the vital role that African-American Buffalo Soldiers played in the settlement of the southwest. She is the creator of the African-American cowboy and cowgirl graphic novel titled The Black West.

She refers to herself as Gwandine Black Cherokee Cowgirl due to her ancestry. Her novels are published through Whole Faith Ministries, Inc. under the imprint of Whole Faith Novels via Gwandine Studios. She writes movie scripts, professionally narrates audio books from her novels, and edits her magazine titled Gwandine along with her husband's titled The Preacher.

Gwandine is the co-pastor and co-founder of Whole Faith Ministries, Inc. (Wholefaith.org) and the wife of the senior pastor, Jeffrey Maximillian Thurmond a/k/a The Preacher. She delivers sermons and conducts worship and praise services. She also writes biblical teachings under the ministerial Bible College titled Whole Faith International Bible College (WFIBC).

Her initial work was published during grade school. With her background in communications, she has written press releases, news advisories, public service announcements, proclamations, and articles for magazines. She also produced over 50 spiritual television and radio broadcasts as a certified video producer and editor. She presently produces and edits broadcasts via Whole Faith International Bible Channel (W.F.I.B.C.) titled The Preacher.

Gwandine served in the U.S. Navy as an Airman and was the first female assigned to an all-male squadron (Patrol Squadron 47) in 1983 and was soon transferred to Patrol Squadron 19 after the U.S. Navy realized that she is a female albeit she clearly indicated that she was female on all of her enlistment documents.

She is an accomplished artist. She creates her book covers, digital artistry, graphic design, illustration, and painting depictions of African-American cowboys and Native-Americans. She is also an accomplished figurative sculptress whose work has appeared in five international magazines. She has donated artwork to the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center.