Melissa loves hiking in the mountains, eating strawberries, reading, reading, more reading, and South Carolina-style barbecue. Nightingale is her debut novel.
She began writing in high school and has published a few short stories in online magazines. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 2007 with a degree in Art History, Melissa worked in various jobs, such as a mental health technician at a large hospital and as a serials assistant in a medical library, before pursuing a master’s degree in technical communication and information design.
