As a lifelong reader, Melissa Whitney, knew she was a great storyteller from a young age. Her passion for writing transformed into an appetency for writing romance novels in 2022 when she finished her first draft of what later became her second published book, “Finding Home.”

“I’m a legally blind woman that writes romance with disability and mental health rep,” said Whitney, a village of Perry native who now lives in southern California with her husband, who is both autistic and sports obsessed.

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