Melissa Eskue Ousley is an award-winning author living on the Oregon coast with her family, a neurotic dog, and a piranha. Her debut novel, Sign of the Throne, won a 2014 Reader's Favorite International Book Award and a 2014 Eric Hoffer Book Award. Her third book, The Sower Comes, won a 2016 Eric Hoffer Book Award. Her fourth book, Sunset Empire, was released in the Secrets and Shadows box set, a bestselling young adult collection. Her fifth book, Pitcher Plant, was released this May. When she's not writing, she can be found walking along the beach, poking dead things with a stick.
  • Portland, OR
  • JoinedJune 26, 2013



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MelissaEskueOusley MelissaEskueOusley Oct 02, 2017 09:00PM
Feeling stuck in your writing? Here's my article from BookDaily.com on 10 ways to kick-start your writing. Good luck!http://www.bookdaily.com/authorresource/blog/post/2003797All my best,Melissa
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Stories by Melissa Eskue Ousley
Sunset Empire by MelissaEskueOusley
Sunset Empire
She may be guilty of arson, but she didn't kill the burned girl haunting her. Elyse Pthan blames herself for...
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Chapter One of The Sower Comes by MelissaEskueOusley
Chapter One of The Sower Comes
Chapter 1 of The Sower Comes, Book Three in The Solas Beir Trilogy. For more information visit MelissaEskueOu...
The Marked Girls by MelissaEskueOusley
The Marked Girls
This is an excerpt from The Sower Comes, Book Three in the award-winning Solas Beir Trilogy, a YA fantasy ser...