Melissa Buell has always had a vivid imagination and would fall asleep to scenes she would make up. She is an English teacher by day and an author by night. She is also a voracious reader who loves many genres. She lives in her native Southern California with her husband and two sons.

Favorite pastimes include spending time with her husband and kids, taking photographs, baking, blogging, sewing, and reading!

Things that make her smile: white daisies, Milano cookies, costume parties, super fine tip pens, book speaking with friends, singing loudly in the car to Disney musicals and random songs, writing for hours at Panera, drinking coffee, playing video games with her kids.