Introduction from Melisse Aires

Greetings, Paranormalists.

My name is Melisse Aires and I recently joined Paranormalists.

I write fantasy, futuristic and paranormal romance. I've been in love with paranormal stories since I was a child, watching Dark Shadows with my family on our little black and white TV.

Years later I found Buffy. I felt a little embarrassed--me, a married housewife with three little kids totally enthralled with Buffy, Willow, Xander and the rest of the Scoobies. I suspect I was married to Spike (the vampire, not the actor)in another dimensional life.

I got a computer during pivotal season six, the season of the Buffy/Spike romance. Of course, that romance didn't have the HEA I wanted. BUT I found fanfic on the computer. In fanfic-land, Buffy and Spike are living HEA. In some stories they have very interesting children, even.

I started writing it. I'd tried my hand at children's books(rejected) and Ellery Queen type mysteries (also rejected). I didn't get rejected by the fanfic community and learned a lot during those years. Most important, I leaned how to finish something!

Buffy and Angel eventually ended(Firefly, too and Dark Angel--it was as if I was a jinx, all the shows I loved tanked!) I searched the net for vampire romances( I couldn't kill a book, right?) and found epublishing. Why not give that a whirl?

I met a writer online, a young woman who lived in exotic Australia. (I live in Wyoming). We encouraged each other to simply finish and submit. I wrote a fun sexy homage to my childhood love, Narnia, and submitted that crazy story to an epublisher. To my surprise and delight, the editor fired back a contract. You can read that story, Faunication--it's free!

I have  two paranormal stories and one SFR book available right now--and my vampire is a  gorgeous blonde, in homage to Spike. You can find information about  them and the two paranormal romances still to be released at my Website or Blog.

Have a great paranormal day!


Melisse