About Melanie

 Melanie Pickering is an Australian writer of urban gothic thrillers for adults and young adults. Her stories weave together mystery, romance, and more than a touch of the supernatural.

By day, she’s a high school library assistant; by night, a writer powered by dark chocolate and caffeine. She lives in a ninety-year-old house that is almost certainly haunted, and she’s never met a macabre fact she didn’t love. Secrets, shadows, and first kisses with a supernatural twist? Yes, please.

Melanie’s writing has placed in several Romance Writers of Australia awards, including Publishing Basics (Highly Commended) and First Kiss (Finalist). Her short fiction appears in the Mermaid Kisses, My True Love Gave to Me, and The Love Hexperts anthologies.