Melanie is the award-winning author of Ashford (BRAG Medallion, 2012) Violet Shadows (Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2013, Novella Category Winner) By Water and Blood (Writers' Digest Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention, 2014) A Phantasmagoria (BRAG Medallion, 2018) and An Amazing Alphabetic Anthology. She lives in Chewelah, Washington, with her son. When not writing, she can be found dancing with Vytal Movement Dance Company of Spokane, Washington, managing a cultural center in her hometown, and stopping to smell the roses in her garden.