Melissa Foster is an award-winning International bestselling author. She is a community builder for the Alliance of Independent Authors and a touchstone in the indie publishing arena. When she’s not writing, Melissa teaches authors how to navigate the book-marketing world, build their platforms, and leverage the power of social media, through her author-training programs on Fostering Success. Melissa is also the founder of the World Literary Café, and the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for women. She has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.
Melissa hosts an annual Aspiring Authors contest for children and has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa lives in Maryland with her family.

Melissa welcomes an invitation to your book club meeting or event.

Member:
Maryland Writers' Association
Alliance of Independent Authors

"Melissa Foster is a wonderful connector of readers and books, a friend of authors, and a tireless advocate for women. She is the real deal." Author Jennie Shortridge

"Megan's Way is a fine and fascinating read that many will find hope in." Midwest Book Review

"This is a deep and moving book that speaks to men as well as women, and I urge you all to put it on your reading list." Thomas Elliott, Book Review Editor, Mensa Bulletin

"CHASING AMANDA is a fine psychic thriller, highly recommended." Midwest Book Review

"[CHASING AMANDA] Secrets make this tale outstanding." Hagerstown Magazine

"[TRACES OF KARA] Psychological suspense at its best." Midwest Book Review

"[HAVE NO SHAME] A gripping and poignant novel dealing with a subject once taboo in American society." Hagerstown Magazine

"Have No Shame is a powerful testimony to love and the progressive, logical evolution of social consciousness, with an outcome that readers will find engrossing, unexpected, and ultimately eye-opening." Midwest Book Review

MEGAN'S WAY, Litearary fiction

2011 Film Adaptation, Nan Morales and Lynn d'Angona
Winner, 2011 Readers Favorite Award
Winner, 2011 Beach Book Award
Finalist,2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award
Finalist, 2011 Readers Favorite Award
Honorable Mention 2011 New England Book Festival

CHASING AMANDA, Suspense
Winner, 2011 Readers Favorite Award
Winner, 2011 Dan Poynter's Global eBook Award
Finalist, 2011 Readers Favorite Award, two categories

COME BACK TO ME
Finalist2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Finalist2012 Readers Favorite Awards
Finalist2012 Kindle Book Review Best Indie Books Award
Finalist2011 Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards
Top 5 Must Read Books of 2011, IndieReader

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