When Jessie Sutherland, an opinion writer for 'Angel Weekly', suffers a few personal and romantic setbacks, her self-esteem takes a nosedive. In an effort to kick-start her life, she accepts an assignment vaguely described as 'a makeover piece set in an exotic location.’ In REAL LIFE, Jessie finds herself on a crazy adventure in the Australian rainforest with a quirky all-male crew and her gorgeous (and conceited) co-worker, Grant Davidson. Jessie is confronted with challenging (and wacky) situations and must come to terms with her fears and weaknesses as she faces each of them head-on. Along the way, Jessie realizes that she is a strong and independent woman whose perception isn’t absolute and that love can happen if she'll just get out of its way.
Melissa Bianco was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is the daughter of Andrea Tiffany, a bus driver, and Bill Brouwers, an electrician.
She graduated from Capilano College in 1991 with an Associate Arts and Sciences Diploma in Media Resources. Soon after graduating from college, Melissa worked as an Extras Casting Director for both commercials and television movies. She has also worked as a Talent Agent and a Production Assistant in Vancouver.
Melissa moved to California in 1999. She is a Senior Game Designer for Paragon Studios in Mountain View, California and has helped develop the Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplay Game (MMORPG) titles City of Heroes and City of Villains for PC. She is known to the gaming community as "War Witch".
Melissa volunteers as a screenwriter and co-producer for the Christian film production company, Redletter Studios.
She has just published her first novel, Real Life.
