Melody Carlson
Melody Carlson is an award-winning American author born on March 2, 1956, in San Francisco, California, who has written over 250 books with sales exceeding 7.5 million copies, spanning genres like Christian fiction, young adult novels, Christmas novellas, and contemporary romances.[1][2][5] Before becoming a full-time writer in her 30s, she worked as a preschool teacher and editor, drawing personal experiences such as caring for her husband through FTD dementia into her stories like Welcome to the Honey B&B.[1][2][4] Her works have earned accolades including the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, with adaptations like All Summer Long into a Hallmark movie.[1]
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mar 2, 1956
Christian fiction
Young adult
Contemporary romance
Christmas novellas
three weddings and a bar mitzvah: a novel
Once Upon a Summertime: A New York City Romance
Benjamin's Box: The Story of the Resurrection Eggs
Ciao
Double Take: A Novel
It's My Life: Diary Number 2 (Diary of a Teenage Girl)
Christmas at Harrington's
Mixed Bags (Carter House Girls, Book 1)
I Do (Diary of a Teenage Girl)
Grace Unplugged: A Novel
Double Take: A Novel
Deep Green: Color Me Jealous (TrueColors Series #2)
Love finds you in Pendleton, Oregon
River's End
Mixed Bags plus free Stealing Bradford (Carter House Girls)
The Dating Games #1: First Date
An Irish Christmas
Love Finds You in Sisters, Oregon
The Dating Games #2: Blind Date
The Christmas Cat
All for One: A Novel
Glamour
The Jerk Magnet
As Young As We Feel: A Novel