Melissa Aylstock lives in Loomis, CA with her husband, Roger, one son, one daughter and one son-in-law. A frequent stop for young adult gatherings she sees, and feeds, lots and lots of her children’s friends prior to their four-wheeling activities. She is a former Oakland temple worker and is currently serving in the Relief Society.

She graduated in 1988 from El Camino College in Torrance with an Associates of Arts Degree and has continued to attend community colleges almost every year since. She has taken courses ranging from human anatomy to construction technology and is currently enrolled in a statistics class for fun.

She founded Klinefelter Syndrome and Associates, a medical non-profit support organization, in 1989 and is a current board member. She was the full-time executive director until December of 2004, when she resigned to pursue a career as a writer. This is her second novel. Her first novel is CTR's Ring.