Historical romance author Melanie Dickerson earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama and has taught special education in Georgia and Tennessee. She has also taught English in Germany and Ukraine. Dickerson won the 2012 Carol Award in young adult fiction and the 2010 National Readers' Choice Award for best first book. Her novels The Healer's Apprentice and The Merchant's Daughter were both Christy Award finalists.
She lives with her husband and two daughters near Huntsville, Alabama. For more information, visit www.MelanieDickerson.com.
