Melva J. Michaelian has taught English, Western, and American literature at Springfield College, was past president of Charter Oak Romance Writers, and is a current member of the New England Chapte...view moreMelva J. Michaelian has taught English, Western, and American literature at Springfield College, was past president of Charter Oak Romance Writers, and is a current member of the New England Chapter of Romance Writers of America. When she is not teaching or traveling, she works on her novels and memoirs. She has also contributed short stories to such anthologies as Love Free or Die. Her poetry and humorous articles have appeared in several New England and national publications, and she has written two books, A Walk on the Wide Side and Testing the Heart, with co-author, Lorene Morin. As a solo, she has also penned two contemporary romantic suspense and a nonfiction manuscript now ready to put on the market. Melva is excited to be partnered with published author and friend Anna Bowling in a romance trilogy, the first of which, Chasing Prince Charming, is now complete. She resides in Massachusetts with her husband and enjoys having her four children living nearby, where they can both aggravate and inspire her.view less