In This Life or Another

Payne, Melissa: - Melissa Payne is the bestselling author of seven novels, including In the Beautiful Dark, The Wild Ride Home, A Light in the Forest, and The Night of Many Endings. After an early career raising money for nonprofit organizations, Melissa began dreaming about becoming a published author and wrote her first novel. Her stories feature small mountain towns with characters searching for redemption, love, and second chances.

She is a three-time Colorado Book Award finalist and a three-time Colorado Authors League winner for mainstream fiction. Melissa lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and three children, a friendly mutt, a very loud cat, and the occasional bear. For more information, visit www.melissapayneauthor.com.