Melissa Wiesner

Melissa Wiesner is a night-owl who began writing novels about five years ago when her early-to-bed family retired for the evening. She is the author of Her Family Secret and The Girl in the Picture. Her awards include the 2019 RWA Golden Heart® in the Mainstream Fiction Category. Melissa holds two master's degrees in public health and community agency counseling. Her day job is in social work where she often encounters people knocked down by hard times but who pick themselves up and keep going, just like the characters of her novels. Melissa lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her charming husband and two adorable children.