Renee Henry Cornette was born in Natchez, Mississippi. Afraid of the Dark is her first book.  Mrs. Cornette is a visual and tactile artist, who was a background actress in the movie MA. Professionally, she is a Home Management Instructor and a Rehabilitation Teacher for the Blind at the EMERGE Center in Long Beach, Mississippi where she and her husband, Tim, and their daughter, Bella, live.

Afraid of the Dark arouses the reader’s inner self to never give up and to prepare to face each trial. These pages offer a clear vision. Never be afraid of the dark. Be resilient.

▪Mary Hardy▪ Bookseller, Book Gallery, Papa, Daddy, and Mama

In Afraid of the Dark the author confesses to readers her gruesome journey from fear, darkness, and doubt to the sunny side of positivity, happiness, and achievement.

▪Meredith Coleman McGee▪ Every Inch Love Will, Married to Sin

Afraid of the Dark challenges us to look beyond disability and see the person living, struggling, adapting, loving, hurting, and persevering. Renee Henry Cornette opens the door to her complicated reality with remarkable honesty, taking readers on a journey that asks not only how she learned to navigate a sighted world, but how any of us learn to navigate a life we did not choose. 

▪Diane Williams▪ Fostering Love

Renee Henry Cornette writes honestly about grief, blindness, and learning to live independently again. Her faith and her work teaching others give Afraid of the Dark its heart.

▪Louis Johnston▪ Through the Storms