Melanie Hooyenga
@melaniehoo.bsky.social
YA Author. Feminist. Designer. Jock. Reader. Beer & Wine Lover. Wife. Puppy-Mama. She/Her. ✨ THE QUIET UNRAVELING OF EVE ELLAWAY (2/25/25) & other YA books
💔 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.
**Buy now at all major audiobook sellers:**
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**Buy now at all major audiobook sellers:**
🔈 books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #booksky
The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway
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November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
💔 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.
**Buy now at all major audiobook sellers:**
🔈 books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #booksky
**Buy now at all major audiobook sellers:**
🔈 books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #booksky
🔉 Audiobook teaser!! 🎧 The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway is now available on all the main audiobook seller sites! Insider info: This section of the book is the same text that’s on the cover!
🔗 books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #Booksky
🔗 books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #Booksky
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
🔉 Audiobook teaser!! 🎧 The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway is now available on all the main audiobook seller sites! Insider info: This section of the book is the same text that’s on the cover!
🔗 books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #Booksky
🔗 books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #Booksky
Here's me as an "underage woman" at 14.
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Here's me as an "underage woman" at 14.
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
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
I promise this is a positive story. 😀
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#determination
"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...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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. 😀
melaniehoo.substack.com/p/go-fat-gir...
#determination
I promise this is a positive story. 😀
melaniehoo.substack.com/p/go-fat-gir...
#determination
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“Shame on you!”
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“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??
#booksky
#booksky
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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??
#booksky
#booksky
My YA psychological suspense about a girl who's forced to pretend to be both herself AND her missing twin is on sale for 99¢!
#booksky
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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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October 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
My YA psychological suspense about a girl who's forced to pretend to be both herself AND her missing twin is on sale for 99¢!
#booksky
www.bookbub.com/books/the-qu...
#booksky
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A 30 second reminder that you didn’t see nothin. #snitchesgetstitches
October 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A 30 second reminder that you didn’t see nothin. #snitchesgetstitches
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If you’ve been meaning to read The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway and prefer to read digitally, grab this deal!
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If you’ve been meaning to read The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway and prefer to read digitally, grab this deal!
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October 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Do you get the BookBub newsletter? I’m in it today!!
If you’ve been meaning to read The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway and prefer to read digitally, grab this deal!
www.bookbub.com/books/the-qu...
If you’ve been meaning to read The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway and prefer to read digitally, grab this deal!
www.bookbub.com/books/the-qu...
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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 🤷♀️🙄
October 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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 🤷♀️🙄
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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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...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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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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.
October 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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.
The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway is on sale for the first time EVER!
A kidnapped baby.
The sister left behind.
A secret no one would believe.
books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #booksky
A kidnapped baby.
The sister left behind.
A secret no one would believe.
books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #booksky
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway is on sale for the first time EVER!
A kidnapped baby.
The sister left behind.
A secret no one would believe.
books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #booksky
A kidnapped baby.
The sister left behind.
A secret no one would believe.
books2read.com/QuietUnravel... #booksky
This makes me incredibly angry.
Trump is destroying this portion of the White House complex for his twinkle-toed dancing ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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. 😍
October 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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. 😍
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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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.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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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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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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.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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
www.melaniehoo.com/2025/10/08/c...
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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.
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June 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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...
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...
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.
www.melaniehoo.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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...
www.melaniehoo.com/2025/06/03/t...
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. Shortly after I announced my break, I also stopped writing. www.melaniehoo.com/2025/06/03/t... #mentalhealth
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.
www.melaniehoo.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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. Shortly after I announced my break, I also stopped writing. www.melaniehoo.com/2025/06/03/t... #mentalhealth
You definitely want to read this book! I couldn’t put it down!
April 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You definitely want to read this book! I couldn’t put it down!
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This is a must read. Ronald Reagan on tariffs, 11/26/88.
April 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is a must read. Ronald Reagan on tariffs, 11/26/88.
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The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.
April 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.
