Melissa Wray Melissa Wray i(6093965 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Summer Change Melissa Wray , Chinchilla : Rhiza Edge , 2023 28146200 2023 single work novel

'A secret. A holiday. A summer like never before. Shae knows her parents are keeping something from her and is determined to find out what. But nothing can prepare her for what they are hiding. 17-year-old Shae is learning that relationships, deception, secrets and love can sometimes blend together and change everything. Shae and her family have a holiday of a lifetime planned, until it is cancelled unexpectedly. No warning. No explanation. Nothing. Instead, she is left to spend the summer holidays at her cousins. Shae knows her parents are keeping something from her and she’s determined to find out what. As Shae tries to uncover the mystery, she must also navigate the deteriorating relationship with her favourite cousin, Lexi, who’s been acting differently. To makes things more complicated, Shae meets Callen, the perplexing neighbour who manages to get under her skin every time she sees him. Then, Shae receives a mysterious letter. It includes a photograph of her father and another woman. An anonymous caller claims they sent it and have the answers Shae seeks. But does Shae really want the truth? As Shae fights to keep her world the same, she soon realizes that some things are out of her control. It seems everybody she cares about is hiding something. But nothing can prepare her for the secret her parents are guarding. Shae’s world will never be the same again by summer’s end.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Ruby Locket Melissa Wray , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2020 20212219 2020 single work novel science fiction

'When Saxon finds a girl with no memory on the outskirts of the Nevertyre community, his family take her in and nurse her back to health. He is wary of this stranger but compelled to learn more about her. He soon realises the danger they all face.

'When Kerina wakes she must fight to make sense of her situation, but she is haunted by images of her past. She is the key to the future, she just doesn’t know it yet.

'To find answers Kerina and Saxon must work together. They set off on a quest of self-discovery. Along the way they meet allies, enemies and uncover truths too difficult to accept. Both must leave the past behind and find a way toward their future.

'Kerina and Saxon. Two different stories. Two separate lives. One connected future.'

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1 y separately published work icon Tantalising Tales : An Anthology of Fiction Melissa Wray (editor), Geelong : Geelong Writers Inc. , 2015 9660126 2015 anthology short story
1 y separately published work icon Moments in Time : An Anthology of Memoirs Melissa Wray (editor), Geelong : Geelong Writers Inc. , 2015 8686240 2015 anthology autobiography
1 1 y separately published work icon Destiny Road Melissa Wray , Frenchville : Morris Publishing Australia , 2012 6093999 2012 single work novel young adult

'Brought up without a father, at 16 Jessica meets him for the first time. Before she has a chance to get to know him, her mother whisks her away to a new town. Leaving her life-long friends behind and starting at a new school is more than Jessica can cope with. Being threatened on her first day at her new school doesn't help at all. She struggles to fit in and begins to question her life.

'And then she is faced with a huge decision – a chance to go back to her old life – but it comes at a cost. Follow Jessica's journey as she struggles to find the right path and deals with the trauma of a new life, her first relationship and growing up. ' (Publisher's blurb)

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