Born and bred in Arkansas, Melissa Francis is a small town southern girl with big city dreams. (Okay, she dreams of big city shoes, but there's nowhere to wear them 'round these parts. Plus she really is a barefoot girl at heart.) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock allowed her to graduate with an English degree, but many of her friends wonder how when she uses words like y'all, dunno, gonna, and fixin' to. Her favorite phrase is "Woo Pig Sooie!" and she'll be glad to explain what that means over a (preferably dark) beer. Unless you're underage, then she'll explain over a nice cup of peppermint tea. She can be found online at http://www.melissafrancis.net.

Her debut novel titled Bite Me! is now on shelves and has been a huge hit!