Melissa Ohnoutka

Revenge is a dangerous game. Especially when you don't know all the facts about the
person you intend to ruin. Hailey Devlin learns this important lesson the hard way. Her
only objective is to make things right after "Mr. Wonderful" destroys the business she and
her long time friend worked so hard to build from the ground up. After a Christmas party
where she plans to out the scum bag and reveal his true dark side, she awakens to a world
she can't remember. Is it amnesia? Or something much more sinister?

A handsome man claims to be her husband. Stirs up feelings she locked deep down inside
her years ago. Who is he? What does he really want? And why is a tiny voice deep in her
self conscious screaming danger?

Kathleen Landon thought her life would finally get back to normal after the bizarre death of
her husband. A widow for five years raising two children on her own, she is determined to
put the past behind her. But a "chance" meeting with an old boyfriend throws her and her
family on a dangerous and emotional journey. Her husband's death was no"accident". Now
she and her children are under the protection of a handsome U. S. Marshal and Kathleen is
struggling to understand the strange feelings surfacing for her protector. Can she trust him?
Or is he using her as bait to capture her husband's killer.

Works in Progress

Children and Young Adult Books

Chapter Book Grades 3-5

All Anna ever wanted was a puppy. What her parents gave her were a twin brother
and sister. Now she struggles to make sense out of her life. Tries to figure out
where she fits in. But her parents have a plan. One that has Anna being sent off to
her grandparents for two whole weeks. And it is not until Ms. Fiona, a petite woman
with a magic fountain and a bit of fairy dust pops into the picture that Anna realizes
this trip was not to punish her but to help her understand how much she is loved.
Anna discovers the truth, finds a new outlook on her chaotic life, and uncovers a
special family secret in the process.

Young Adult Suspense

Jessica's life was perfect. Until the night she found herself awakened by strangers
and escorted from her house in a buzz of secrecy. Now she and her mom are on
the run. But from who? Or what? And why won't her mom talk about her father?
Where is he? What has he done?

Danger