Hi, I’m Melissa Rakestraw.

I am the author of Child of Draco, book one of The Celestial Duet. If you are here, it’s likely you’re interested in my book, or perhaps you have read it and you’re looking for more. Either way, thank you. This story has been my heart song, and I am eternally grateful to all who take the time to read it.

I am a mother of four living in the rural mountains of Northern California, and I work full time at my “real job”, writing in the nooks and crannys that exist somewhere in between. I am inspired by writers like Tamora Pierce who writes strong, female characters that are complex, flawed, and deeply relatable. I strive in my own writing to build a world that is half as immersive and beautiful as the world within her books.

My birthday is October 17, I am a libra in every sense of the word, I love Dungeons & Dragons and play whenever I can, my favorite swear word is ‘cunt’ and I save it for special occasions, I am obsessed as much of the world is with Chappel Roan, my favorite book is ‘The Book of Longings’ by Sue Monk Kidd, and I love to eat pasta in all of its various forms.