I started writing because it helped me pass the time. I am very shy and in high school, I often finished my work early and had extra time. It was fun to write poetry and short stories about my friends and life. My friends enjoyed reading them and it helped me feel more confident.

When I was at home with two small children, I ended up writing for an online satiric newspaper. It was entertaining and challenged my mind. Dealing with small children, divorce, a blended family, I found satire and musings about life to be a way to get my feelings out and help me understand my fears and frustrations.

Finally, I started novellas when I was a book reviewer. An author friend suggested that I write my own stories and she spurred me to action. While my first book was accepted right away, the publishing house closed before the book could be published. I didn’t give up and now five years later, I have won awards and made the Amazon best seller lists. When I hear from a reader, it makes my day!

Bio:

Melissa Keir has always wanted to be an author when she wasn’t hoping for a career as a race car driver. Her love of books was instilled by her mother and grandparents who were avid readers. She’d often sneak books away from them so that she could fantasize about those strong alpha males and plucky heroines. In middle school and high school, Melissa used to write sappy love poems and shared them with her friends and still has those poems today! In college her writing changed to sarcastic musings on life as well as poems with a modern twist on fairy tales and won awards for her writing. You can find many of these musings along with her latest releases on her website and blog.

Melissa doesn’t believe in down time. She’s always keeping busy. Melissa is a wife and mother, an elementary school teacher, a book reviewer, owner of a publishing company as well as an author. Her home blends two families and is a lot like the Brady Bunch, without Alice- a large grocery bill, tons of dirty dishes and a mound of laundry. She loves to write stories that feature happy endings and is often seen plotting her next story.

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Her wonderful books:

Cowboy Up http://amzn.com/B00NDAS9Z

Cowboy Up 2 http://amzn.com/B00U4190W4

Crashing Into Love http://amzn.com/B00ZSXMZ02

Cowboy, Mine http://amzn.com/B016QYF6PM

Cowboys Forever http://amzn.com/B017JKFNWS

Musings of a Madcap Mind http://amzn.com/B0134PH9J2

Second Time’s a Charm http://amzn.com/B00HBGLKXM

Three’s a Crowd http://amzn.com/B00H4OI1LA

Protecting His Wolfe http://amzn.com/B00K3G4188

Chalkboard Romance http://amzn.com/B015EQ2CQO

Forever Love http://amzn.com/B015JTDL16

Beach Desires http://amzn.com/B015JUNW9G

A Christmas Accident http://amzn.com/B015JWUJUE

Bake, Love, Write http://amzn.com/B00NO2DPTY

We’d Rather Be Writing http://amzn.com/B01638N5PO