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Melissa F. Olson is a writer and film professor. Her work includes the comic ARCHAIC, the feminist horror novel The Other Frankenstein, and more than 20 urban fantasy novels and novellas, including the Scarlett Bernard series and the Boundary Magic novels. Her journalism and academic work has been published in The International Journal of Comic Art, the compilation Images of the Modern Vampire, Tor.com, and the Everyone's Gone to the Movies series.
Melissa has been a writing teacher, English professor, and TEDx presenter, but she now divides her time between writing and conventions, where she speaks about issues related to genre, feminism, writing, and parenting. Read more about her life and work at MFOlson.com. ...more

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	Boundary Crossed (Boundary Magic, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 13,375 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Spots (Scarlett Bernard, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 9,411 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boundary Lines (Boundary Magic, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 8,257 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boundary Born (Boundary Magic, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 6,609 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trail of Dead (Scarlett Bernard, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 6,738 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunter's Trail (Scarlett Bernard, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 5,767 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Curse (Disrupted Magic, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 4,909 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boundary Broken (Boundary Magic, #4) 4.37 avg rating — 3,764 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Gamble (Disrupted Magic, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 3,589 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boundary Haunted (Boundary Magic, #5) 4.49 avg rating — 3,437 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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This semester is probably the busiest three and half months of my entire life. I'm teaching two college classes, promoting Hunter's Trail, editing my spring release Boundary Crossed, speed-writing a novella, attending two conventions, shepherding a nervous five-year-old through kindergarten, and attempting to civilize a two-year-old who has recently discovered the joys of smacking things. Normall

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“Sometimes I consider chopping my hair down to a nice manageable three inches, but I would miss it too much. It’s less useful and more confidence-boosting, like Superman’s cape.”
― Melissa F. Olson, Dead Spots

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“Fainting is for preteen girls and those really weird goats. I do not faint!”
― Melissa F. Olson, Boundary Crossed

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“Killing someone in the middle of the sentence leaves a disturbing lack of closure.”
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Which May New Release would you like to read in July?

Books were randomly chosen from Goodreads' "Most Popular Books Published In May" list.

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Midnight's Kiss (Elder Races, #8) by Thea Harrison

Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison
(Elder Races, #8)

4 votes, 40.0%

When Darkness Ends (Guardians of Eternity, #12) by Alexandra Ivy

When Darkness Ends by Alexandra Ivy
(Guardians of Eternity, #12)

2 votes, 20.0%

Boundary Crossed (Boundary Magic, #1) by Melissa F. Olson

Boundary Crossed by Melissa F. Olson
(Boundary Magic, #1)

2 votes, 20.0%

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
(A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

1 vote, 10.0%

End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days, #3) by Susan Ee

End of Days by Susan Ee
(Penryn & the End of Days, #3)

1 vote, 10.0%

Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson, #8) by Darynda Jones

Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones
(Charley Davidson, #8)

0 votes, 0.0%

Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley

Undertow by Michael Buckley
(Undertow #1)

0 votes, 0.0%

Cat's Lair (Leopard People #7) by Christine Feehan

Cat's Lair by Christine Feehan
(Leopard People #7)

0 votes, 0.0%

Day Shift (Midnight, Texas, #2) by Charlaine Harris

Day Shift by Charlaine Harris
(Midnight, Texas, #2)

0 votes, 0.0%

Born of Defiance (The League, #8) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Born of Defiance by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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