Mary Ellen Taylor

Mary Ellen Taylor is a contemporary women's fiction author known for her dual-timeline stories that explore themes of family, home, and belonging. Her novels are often set in Virginia and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, blending past and present mysteries with journeys of personal transformation. She also writes suspense novels under the pseudonym Mary Burton. Taylor has a background in marketing and previously worked in adventure tourism before becoming a full-time novelist. She has a passion for baking and even earned a Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate from the University of Richmond's Culinary Arts Program.