Animated woman with long wavy auburn hair, bright blue eyes, and a cross necklace, smiling in a cozy room with bookshelves in the background.

Melissa Alyse

author of grace-soaked Christian ficiton books

✨ About Melissa Alyse

Melissa Alyse is the author of grace-soaked Christian fiction that feels like a front porch conversation with a friend.

Her debut novel, A Place to Belong, is the first in a heartwarming series set in Willow Creek, Texas—a fictional small town where faith, love, and second chances bloom.

Melissa’s stories offer readers hope, encouragement, and the gentle reminder that God made them just as they are on purpose.

She lives in Alaska with her sweet husband and their rescue pup. Melissa loves quiet mornings journaling with Jesus and a cup of coffee, FaceTiming with her grands, making a creative mess, and finding beauty in life’s simple, everyday moments.

🎙️ Podcast & Interview Notes

A quick note about video:​
Melissa loves to record with video, but she kindly asks that the video not be released publicly.

She values her privacy and prefers to maintain a little anonymity in the world wide web.

That said—she absolutely LOVES being a guest on podcasts!​
Melissa is warm, thoughtful, and brings a message of grace, purpose, and encouragement that resonates beautifully through audio.

🎙 Interview Topics with Melissa Alyse

Here are a few topics Melissa loves to explore in conversation:

  • The Power of Grace-Soaked Fiction​
    How storytelling can become a sacred space for healing, hope, and heart-level connection.

  • What Inspired A Place to Belong (and the Decade-Long Wait to Finish It!)​
    The behind-the-scenes story of how God’s timing and Melissa’s surrender shaped her debut.

  • Why Fiction Still Ministers Deeply​
    Exploring how Jesus used story—and why fiction still reaches readers in soul-deep ways.

  • Christian Fiction as a Place to Explore Identity, Calling, and Surrender​
    Writing characters who wrestle with the same questions real women are carrying.

  • Book 2: Letting Go of Perfect and the Next Chapters in Willow Creek​
    A peek into the upcoming novels and how it continues the themes of faith, grace, and second chances.

  • Writing Like a Quiet Conversation with God​
    You don’t have to write a sermon to give Holy Spirit room to do His will.

  • The Power of an ARC Team That Believes in You​
    What it looked like to release a debut novel as an indie author—with no social media following—and still gather a community of early readers who left heartfelt reviews and supported the launch with joy. A story of grace, grit, and what happens when you build a release on prayer, people, and community over algorithm.