Melissa Ecker

I was born and raised in Southern California and spent my summers in my mother’s native Arkansas.  My love affair with books began with my first reading book in kindergarten entitled, May I Come In?  Although I was reading cereal boxes and milk cartons at the age of four, I didn’t truly realize my passion for the written word until I picked up that red, hardcover book in Mrs. Crawley’s classroom.  It was in that small room that I developed a voracious appetite for any book I could get my hands on and I still harbor that passion today.

I started hearing the voices when I was about seven years old, right around the time my father took me to see The Shining in the theater.  (I know, highly inappropriate film for a child.)  That movie (and later the book) changed my life and sparked a love of all things scary, spooky and spine-chilling.  My two favorite childhood authors were Stephen King and Judy Blume.  I could totally be their love child.  Having a lifetime love of romance and things that go bump in the night, I found my niche weaving paranormal romance stories.

In 2008, I relocated my family to Central Arkansas and downsized my full-time career to that of a freelance legal assistant.  This move gave me the opportunity to finally start writing.  I just finished my third novel, Giving Up the Ghost, which is slated for a Summer 2011 release with Turquoise Morning Press.

Please visit my website: www.melissaecker.com and blog http://blog.melissaecker.com.
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