Marla-Tiye Vieira is also the fiction author of Jasmine Breeze. Vieira viscerally combats racism, homophobia and religious oppression throughout her writing in order to create world peace. She holds a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and French from Howard University and a master's degree in Second Language Education and Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Houston.

Vieira has an immense passion for wildlife and is a devoted advocate for Earth conservation. During her third trip to South Africa, she witnessed two great white sharks for a second time and dove with Nile crocodiles in Gansbaai. In South Africa, she earned a Volunteer Certificate in June of 2023 with White Shark Projects.

Lastly, her most spiritual emprise was her third excursion to Australia in March of 2024 where she snorkeled and dove with four whale sharks in Ningaloo Reef, a UNESCO world heritage site.