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Posted in Info on 06/13/2009 12:00 am by Melissa SenateWELCOME TO MY WEBSITE
I'm the author of seven novels, including my debut, SEE JANE DATE (which Newsweek called "cheeky," and my latest, QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE MARRYING, reviewed so lovingly by Romantic Times Bookclub magazine: "Senate broaches heavy topics of single motherhood, abandonment and true love, and does so with a flourish of witty, complicated and realistic characters, subtle humor and emergent relationships. 4 1/2 stars.” (Thank you, RT!)
My next novel, THE SECRET OF JOY, which will be published by Pocket Books in November, is about 28-year-old New Yorker Rebecca Strand who discovers she has a 26-year-old half-sister she never knew existed. Off she goes to a small coastal town in Maine to find her. She doesn't exactly receive the warmest welcome–except by the loveable, quirky locals…and a sexy carpenter named Theo. Says one of my favorite authors, Claire LaZebnik, "The Secret of Joy is a warm hug of a book. Insightful, wise, and romantic, it's as inviting as the small-town life it depicts." (I just love that blurb!) For more info, check out my Books page.
My next novel for teens, THE MOSTS, about a group of high school misfits who ask Most Popular to help them not make the Not list, will be published by Delacorte in May 2010.
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