Melanie Dobson

Melanie Dobson is the award-winning author of more than twenty historical romance, suspense, and split-time novels. Five of her novels have won Carol Awards; Catching the Wind and Memories of Glass were nominated for a Christy Award in the historical fiction category; and Catching the Wind won an Audie Award in the inspirational fiction category. The Black Cloister, her novel about a religious cult, won the Foreword magazine Religious Fiction Book of the Year. Melanie is the previous corporate publicity manager at Focus on the Family, owner of the publicity firm Dobson Media Group, and former adjunct professor at George Fox University. When she isn't writing, Melanie enjoys teaching a variety of workshops. Melanie and her husband, Jon, have two daughters and live near Portland, Oregon.