Wilder Girls is a story about single father, Everett Wilder who is raising two little girls. A perpetual bachelor and successful lady’s man, Everett can have just about any woman he desires. Problem is he desires them all.

As told from the point of view of young Dancy, Wilder Girls isn’t riddled with guilt or even a hint of “oh, woe is me.” Instead, it’s a look inside the lives of the always skeptical Dancy and her “much older and wiser” sister Marlena.

From the Greek chef who Everett falls madly in with love after the first taste of her Falafel, to the Beatnik who shows nine-year-old Dancy how to roll a joint, Wilder Girls is a fresh, fun look at single parenting and the effects it has on the children who survive it.

Follow Dancy and Marlena as they grow into strong, capable, common sense women who have taken something of benefit from each of their father’s many women, as well as their free-spirit of a mother who pops in and out of their lives without warning.

Wilder Girls is an unapologetic, hilarious and much-needed, slap in the face for those who blame their parents for everything from failed relationships to financial hardships.

This book, Melissa's third novel, will be released in spring 2012 by a new publisher.