An avid fan of horror since before she was saying her alphabet, Melissa D. Ellis writes spine-tingling Young and New Adult fiction in hopes that her readers will always look under their beds before sleeping at night. She studied Music Therapy, Theater, and English at Tennessee Technological University. When she's not writing, she's making a living as a voice instructor and musician, enjoying the outdoors, conjuring up scary ideas to write about, quoting movies, changing diapers, running carpool, being a mom, being a wife, drinking a lot of coffee, or eating. Melissa makes her home in Crossville, Tennessee with her husband and three boys.