Melissa Landers

Melissa Landers is a former teacher who left the classroom to pursue other worlds. A proud sci-fi geek, she isn’t afraid to wear her Princess Leia costume in public—just ask her husband and three kids. She lives just outside Cincinnati and contemporary romance for adults under the name Macy Beckett.

Melissa Landers writes light, romantic sci-fi for teens and the young at heart. ALIENATED is now available from Disney Hyperion, and the sequel, INVADED, will release February 3, 2015.

Random facts about Melissa:

“A former military brat, I like to say I grew up everywhere. I graduated from high school in Munich, Germany (Go Mustangs!) and went on to earn a BA in English from Texas State University and a teaching license from East Carolina University. I taught middle school for nine years before “retiring” to write novels, and after residing in eleven different states, I finally abandoned my nomadic lifestyle. Now I live in the heart of Ohio with my very patient husband–who kindly tolerates my neglect while I’m penning a new book–and our three spirited children, who aren’t so easily placated.”