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Mel Lake

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Mel Lake is a writer, editor, and comic book fan. Her short story was a finalist for the 2025 Quarterly West Prose Contest and she was a finalist for the 2024 Colorado Gold Literary Awards. In addition to vampire novels, she writes short stories and personal essays. Mel has worked in a variety of industries as a technical writer, but always daydreams about vampires, aliens, ghosts, and gods.

Originally from Arizona, she now lives in Denver with her partner and the best dog in the world. When not writing or reading, Mel is probably on a mountain somewhere. (Or at @melofsometrades on social media.)

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	Bizarre Bazaar: A Collection of Short Stories from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers by Amy Drayer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Veronica R. Calisto (Editor), Alison Thayer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Blood Worth Bottling (Technically Dead Detective Mysteries Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	True Story: Tales from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers by Amy Armstrong (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rachel Delaney Craft (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Collin Irish (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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