Reid is an antiquarian book dealer who specializes in rare Mormon books, documents, early Bibles [1250-1899 AD] and important historical books and artifacts. He has traveled over a million miles, to 45 of the 50 states, and all over Europe, North and South America, tracking down these treasures. Reid is also a regular guest on the Glenn Beck Program. He graduated from BYU in 1985.

Melanie and her husband, Reid, are the parents of eight children and have five grandchildren. She enjoys traveling with Reid to book fairs around the world. Melanie grew up in California.