Melanie Hooyenga

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The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway

💔 A kidnapped baby. The sister left behind. A secret no one would believe. Eve’s desperate to escape, but exposing her secret could destroy everything.

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14-year-old Melanie sits against the wall in a hot pink jacket and black bike shorts. She is obviously young and not of legal age to have sex with grown men.

Here's me as an "underage woman" at 14.

Release the Epstein files.

"Go Fat Girl!" The story of my first Iceman Cometh bike race. I’ve never been one to shy away from trying new things. Physical, mental, intellectual — very few experiences things fall into my “No” category.* So last...

The first time someone shouted, “Go fat girl!” as I passed, it took me a moment to realize they meant me.

I promise this is a positive story. 😀

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#determination

How many boats will be bombed tomorrow? Historical buildings destroyed? Innocent people disappeared? #bluewave

“Shame on you!”

Hey it’s been a minute! I just got back from visiting family in Atlanta and made good use of the 12-hour drive on the way home. Who can guess what this means??

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Definitely stealing this one 😆

The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga is only $0.99 - BookBub When Eve was just a baby, her twin sister, Gen, was kidnapped. Eighteen years later, she s never been found but Eve has been pretending to be Gen ever since, for the benefit of their unstable mother. ...

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A 30 second reminder that you didn’t see nothin. #snitchesgetstitches

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Trump doesn’t dance. Doesn’t need a ballroom. Whatever that herky jerk thing is that he does to YMCA isn’t dancing. Save us hundreds of millions of dollars. Somebody give him a disco ball. Also doubles as a soothing sleep aid 🤷‍♀️🙄

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Thank you!

Yes, I love it!

Three Quick Things The audiobook for The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway is now available (on limited sites) and to celebrate, I've put the ebook on sale for 99¢! AND, tomorrow (10/24) I have an event in Grand Rapids, M...

Catch up on my latest news — soft audiobook release, ebook sale on my latest psychological thriller (The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway), and I have an event with @kdlibrary.bsky.social tomorrow in Cascade! #booksky

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Used mine this week!

The irony of the White House's East Wing, in which First Ladies have worked ever since Rosalynn Carter became the first First Lady to make her office there, being razed by a serial rapist and Epstein co-sex trafficker, is not lost on me.

That would imply they're taking any precautions to preserve anything historical.

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A kidnapped baby.
The sister left behind.
A secret no one would believe.

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This makes me incredibly angry.

No Kings in red Grand Haven, MI. 🚫👑 Roughly 1000 people on a busy intersection. Lots of honks and cheers and smiling faces, only a few thumbs down and screeching tires. We settled on chanting “USA!” at the haters. 😍

Trusting Your Gut If you’re anything like me, you’ve had plenty of times in your life when you were faced with a decision and your gut screamed one thing while your logical ol’ brain insisted on another.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve had plenty of times in your life when you were faced with a decision and your gut screamed one thing while your logical ol’ brain insisted on another.

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Censorship, Banned Books, and Being Silenced - Melanie Hooyenga Some say it's a badge of honor to have a book banned, but many authors have chosen to stop writing for teens and children because of the controversy.

When a book is no longer carried in libraries or bookstores, people can’t read it. They can’t buy it. And eventually publishers choose not to buy more books from that author. #censorship #bannedbooks #writingcommunity

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Congratulations!!

The Importance of Taking a Break - Melanie Hooyenga Two years ago I announced that I was taking a sabbatical from writing. I was burned out, exhausted, frustrated, and ready to be done with all this.

When I first declared my sabbatical I told people it would be roughly a year, but I knew it might be longer, and while I’ve been back at it for many months, reflecting on my time “off” now feels like an official conclusion to that chapter of my life. www.melaniehoo.com/2025/06/03/t...

The Importance of Taking a Break - Melanie Hooyenga Two years ago I announced that I was taking a sabbatical from writing. I was burned out, exhausted, frustrated, and ready to be done with all this.

When I first declared my sabbatical I told people it would be roughly a year, but I knew it might be longer, and while I’ve been back at it for many months, reflecting on my time “off” now feels like an official conclusion to that chapter of my life.

www.melaniehoo.com/2025/06/03/t...