Born and raised in Kentucky, Missy met her very own hero when she headed off to grad school in Atlanta, Georgia. She promptly fell in love and hasn't left Georgia since. She and her pastor husband have been married twenty-plus years now and have been blessed with three wonderful children along with an assortment of pets.

In LBC (life before children), Missy worked as a clinical microbiologist. Once she had her first baby, she retired to become a stay-at-home mom. She's grateful to God that she was able to do that for sixteen years and had the opportunity to pursue her writing during that time. Nowadays, in addition to her writing, she teaches as an adjunct instructor at a local technical college