Melissa Bourbon Ramirez

Melissa Bourbon Ramirez otherwise known as Melissa Bourbon is a mystery and cozy mystery author from Longhorns North Texas. Melissa was born in California to a Silicon Valley executive father and a very talented watercolor artist for a mother, which perhaps explains her artistic predilection. As the only daughter, she had the privilege of having that special relationship with her brothers, her mother, and father. As such, she understands all about the unique father and daughter and daughter and mother relationships that she writes about in all her novels. When she was in the sixth grade her father was transferred to Northern California and some of the most important things in her life such as college, kids and starting a family are rooted there. She moved to Texas with her husband in 2008, had a transitory stretch in Colorado before deciding to settle in North Carolina. Melissa published her first novel “Living the Vida Lola” of the “Lola Cruz Mystery” in 2008 that went on to spawn six more titles by 2020. She also started writing the “Magical Dressmaking Mystery” series in 2011. With her children mostly grown, she takes dance lessons and explores the state’s attractions with her husband and their three dogs.