Melanie WillisMelanie Willis was raised in West Chester Township, Ohio, and currently resides in Liberty Township, Ohio. She and her husband, Patrick, got married in 2012 and have four children-Parker, Mason, Hayley, and Beckett-and two dogs, Ellie and Brutus. Melanie graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in communications and is currently an executive assistant in Cincinnati. Melanie always dreamed of writing a book, and one night her oldest son asked her to make up a bedtime story, so together they did. Once her second son heard Candy Town, he wanted a story of his own, so they got started on the second book in the series. Read More Read Less