Melanie Dickerson is a New York Times bestselling author known for her happily-ever-after romances. With a passion for love, laughter, afternoon tea, and the power of storytelling, she has sold over a million books and received numerous awards, including two Christy Awards, two Golden Quills, a National Readers Choice Award, Christian Retailing’s Best, and Book Buyers’ Best Awards. Her books have even reached #1 in her category on the New York Times bestseller list.

Melanie grew up in rural South Alabama and started writing stories in notebooks for her friends when she was twelve years old, finishing her first full-length romance novel at fourteen. She pursued a degree in special education for the hearing impaired at the University of Alabama and taught in Georgia’s public schools before spending a year as a missionary in Ukraine. Eventually, she returned to her love for writing, publishing twenty-eight novels to date.

When not writing, Melanie enjoys watching Pride and Prejudice for the hundredth time with her husband and shaking her head at her slightly unhinged Jack Russell terrier. She resides in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachians near Huntsville, Alabama.